Specialist recruitment and outsourced people services partner Jackson Hogg is switching to a four-day week. Beginning today, the company says the move will increase productivity, provide even greater quality of client service and deliver a significant boost to employee mental health and wellbeing.

Jeni Smith is founder of networking and training consultancy NetKno. During her career, Jeni has won several awards in enterprise, including being named as one of the Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs in the UK, a Growth Accelerator Programme winner and a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021.

A company behind an 8000-job vehicle battery factory has gained confirmation of Government cash support.

A national footwear firm founded nearly 100 years ago in the North East is treading on more solid ground after returning to profit.

As employers continue to grapple with post-pandemic skills shortages, Steven Hugill talks to Middlesbrough College Group’s Matt Telling about its extensive apprenticeship offer, and learns how engaging with the next generation can catalyse business growth.

The Lamp House is a new flexible office and social space, borne out of an unhappy virtual working experience. Here, owner Lisa Hart Shepherd talks through her take on hybrid working and why companies need to provide flexibility and support to retain and motivate employees.