Tag: Business

Portsmouth-based charity URBOND announces its annual Charity Ball & Auction

The annual URBOND Charity Ball & Auction is a black-tie fundraising event being held on November 6th 2021 at the Marriott Hotel, Portsmouth. The event will celebrate the outstanding work of its volunteers and promote racial harmony, equality and diversity, both within the Portsmouth community and in areas where the charity operates overseas. Charity CEO […]

Abri’s success at Victorious Festival

Abri’s Employment Service engaged with 34 people through their Abri Work Academy (AWA), resulting in 30 jobs across the weekend. This included a group of Sudanese young people and many from disadvantaged backgrounds. AWA’s see them working in partnership with employers across a range of sectors including sales, customer service, care, construction, and events to […]

Portsmouth port’s ‘living laboratory’ for green tech featured in new film

Portsmouth International Port are proud to be playing a leading role in a new British Ports Association (BPA) programme, discussing the maritime industry’s transition to a smarter, cleaner future. Committed to a cleaner future, the global shipping industry is undergoing a transformative journey. Intrinsic to our domestic shipping industry are Britain’s ports; our gateways to and from the […]

Employment stats don’t reflect lived reality, say small employers

The UK’s largest business group is urging policymakers to increase a targeted employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) break as the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the vacancy rate has hit an all-time high. In London, Scotland and the South East there are still fewer employees on payrolls than there were pre-pandemic. […]

Portsmouth’s social work heroes celebrated at industry event

  Now in its fourth year, Social Work in the South returns, welcoming qualified social workers to network and learn from sector specialists on Thursday 23 September from 9am. The city’s social work heroes take centre stage at an industry event on Thursday 23 September at the Ark Conference Centre in Basingstoke. Social Work in the […]

Firms call for Employment Allowance rise amid “anti-small business” tax hikes

  Responding to a 1.25% increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for employers, employees and sole traders alongside a 1.25% increase in dividend taxation, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Development Manager for Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Nicola Bailey said: “These hikes will have business owners and sole traders feeling demoralised at the point […]

Study suggests reforms to prevent bribery and corruption at major sporting events

Bribery and corruption at huge sporting events – such as the Olympics, World Cups and UEFA club competition finals – can and must be prevented, a new paper from the University of Portsmouth argues. Sporting events are often accompanied by allegations of bribery and corruption, including abuse of power, embezzlement, fraud and vote-rigging, but with […]