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An overview of news, trends and research in the category Crisis in the UK:

Most FTSE companies adjusted executive pay during pandemic UK-listed companies have been factoring in the impact of the ongoing pandemic into executive pay, according to an analysis of Alvarez & Marsal.
11 May 2021
Covid-19 sees more than 1 billion out of work globally Just over 1 billion adults lost their jobs or businesses as a result of the Covid-19 recession.
10 May 2021
Kroll's Benjamin Wiles on paving the way for bounce back Britain As part of the UK government’s efforts to ensure the economy remained buoyant as a result of the pandemic, a peacetime record of £303 billion was borrowed during 2020, on top of the nation’s already
03 May 2021
Covid-19 is not the most disruptive force, says AlixPartners What is the most disruptive force in business today? Turns out, it’s not Covid-19 – according to a new AlixPartners survey.
28 April 2021
Life after lockdown to be risk-averse and more selectively social With an end to the pandemic seemingly on the cards in the not-so-distant future, the question remains: how has the last year of lockdown changed people’s habits in the long-term? According to a new s
08 April 2021
NHS Test and Trace: Building a team of 50,000 in four months It has been more than nine months since NHS Test and Trace was launched on 28 May 2020, in direct response to the growing pandemic in the UK.
01 April 2021
Coronavirus pandemic cost UK economy £250 billion The UK has missed out on hundreds of billions of pounds in gross value added over the last year, according to a new study.
29 March 2021
Four ways how the crisis is impacting private equity value creation Alejandro Alvarez, a partner at Ayming, explains how value creation processes by private equity firms are being impacted by the Covid-19-induced downturn, and outlines a number of strategic and opera
25 March 2021
How consultancies can win a bigger slice of a smaller pie At a time when a number of segments within the consulting industry are seeing lower demand amid the Covid-19 crisis, Gary Williams, the founder of professional services business development coaching
17 March 2021
Why profitability has to be top of mind for consulting firms In these straitened times, and facing a complex landscape including mounting competition and an unpredictable environment, financial considerations are top of mind for management consultancies.
15 March 2021
Women’s jobs hit hardest by Covid-19 The slow progress being made to equitably include women in the UK workforce is at risk of being obliterated by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new white paper.
10 March 2021
UK output sinks alongside business confidence A new study has suggested that lockdown restrictions in January caused UK business output to fall at a rate not seen since April 2020.
18 February 2021
Government and PA select three rapid Covid-19 test producers The UK Government has selected three British companies for a contract to manufacture up to 2 million rapid Covid-19 tests per day. The selection process was overseen by PA Consulting.
15 February 2021
400,000 jobs at risk due to high street slowdown The ailing UK retail market could see huge swathes of redundancies throughout 2021, according to a new study.
11 February 2021
Europe's top 20 football clubs see revenues nosedive due to pandemic Europe’s wealthiest football clubs will miss out on revenue of over €2 billion by end of the 2020/21 season, according to a new report.
05 February 2021
Lack of ecommerce costs Primark over £1 billion during lockdown Over the last six decades, Dublin-headquartered Primark has made a name for itself as a keystone high-street player, basing its business model on offering discount pricing at physical locations while
26 January 2021
Young people neglected by media and politicians during lockdown Political, public and media discourses surrounding the pandemic have featured young people as 'victims' of educational upheaval or rule-breaking 'villains', according to a new study.
18 January 2021
Europe's top football leagues lose £4.5 billion due to pandemic The impact of Covid-19 on the global economy means Europe’s top football leagues lost £4.5 billion in revenues over 2020.
15 January 2021
Covid-19 aftermath could wipe off $4.7 trillion from banking sector The global banking sector faces a multi-trillion stress-test in the coming three years, according to a new review of the industry by consulting giant McKinsey & Company.
13 January 2021
Bosses hope to extend remote work productivity boost beyond pandemic More than 60% of global firms have enjoyed a productivity increase during 2020’s lockdown months – and hope to maintain it even beyond the pandemic.
07 January 2021
Test and Trace to phase out consulting firms for inhouse consultants The Government’s Test and Trace pandemic response programme is attempting to reduce its reliance on private sector giants after a public relations backlash.
07 January 2021
Global telecom industry takes £31 billion hit due to Covid-19 With the continuing challenges presented by Covid-19 meaning many offices are still having to invest in overhauling their telecoms operations to accommodate remote working, many might have thought th
05 January 2021
Consultants share their predictions for 2021 As a new year brings an end to some long-running issues, while posing a whole new list of uncertainties, many firms still face countless challenges regarding digitalisation, workplace relations and n
04 January 2021
Mid-market braces for further cuts as lockdown pressure increases UK mid-market organisations are braced for further restructuring as increased Covid-19 restrictions place pressure on funding.
04 January 2021
Businesses become more positive on post-Covid future Eden McCallum has released a new update for its Covid-19 survey series, revealing how the sentiment of European business leaders has changed over the course of 2020s lockdowns.
15 December 2020
Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation by seven years According to a McKinsey & Company study, businesses have surprised themselves with the speed and success of their digital initiatives in response to Covid-19.
14 December 2020
Employers out of touch with staff over return to office As England exits a nationwide lockdown for the second time, employees fear that they will be expected to return to a ‘normal’ office routine.
11 December 2020
How Consultants Against Covid-19 has helped non-profits in the pandemic When the pandemic hit, Movemeon launched ‘Consultants Against Covid-19,' and over just a few months the scheme has seen more than 60 consultants placed pro bono at over 30 organisations.
08 December 2020
Businesses anticipate speedy recovery for manufacturing A new study has found that more than nine-in-ten manufacturers expect their business to fully recover within a year of a Covid-19 vaccine becoming available.
07 December 2020
Global exhibitions market could recover 78% of value in 2022 The global exhibitions market has taken a huge hit from the coronavirus pandemic, losing billions thanks to the international lockdown.
02 December 2020
Consultants Against Covid-19 hits £1 million in pro bono support When the pandemic hit, Movemeon’s launched ‘Consultants Against Covid-19‘.
02 December 2020
Health and safety consultancy sees growth buoyed by pandemic An East Midlands health and safety consultancy has achieved rapid growth thanks to heightened demand for health and safety services amid the coronavirus pandemic.
01 December 2020

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