A new survey reveals how UK executives coped, adapted, and survived during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how UK businesses can go on to thrive. The pandemic affected businesses globally, let alone nationwide. This survey digs into how UK executives managed to overcome the obstacles that COVID-19 and the associated restrictions created, with several interesting points:
83% of execs surveyed said that lockdowns interrupted their way of working
But 91% of executives surveyed said they felt they could work either in a VERY efficient way (55%) or relatively efficiently (36%), leaving only 9% feeling their efficiency was sub-par.
Only 8% of execs surveyed stated that business relationships suffered as a result of the pandemic
Most executives had to buy additional hardware or software (or their businesses did), and most felt that adapting to working from home in the future would be easier.
Many Would Change Jobs For More Flexibility
Interestingly for business leaders, 72% ofexecutiveswould consider changing roles to a different executive position if it offered more flexibility in terms of remote or hybrid working. Considering how hard it can be to recruit top-talent, and how important it is to keep them, businesses should take note of this fact. The full report write-up is available freely with no opt-in required, here, and Novo are available for comment or interview: https://www.novoexec.com/blog/Survey–From-surviving-to-thriving-What-Executives-Are-Saying-About-The-Future-Of-Hybrid-Working-Post-Covid-Growth Comment From Novo:
Jon Hollier, Founding Director, Novo Executive Search & Selection, states:
“Without doubt, UK industry had to respond decisively to the pandemic in order to remain effective and ensure continuity. The workforce and executives clearly responded to the situation and adapted working practices, relationship management and resources.
The outlook for UK industry is certainly positive and the growth in investment and trading opportunities has been gathering pace. “
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For example, Wu Jihan and Yang Zuoxing, the former established Bitmain, a miner company. The latter has established a Shenma miner capable of competing for the first place. The latter has established a Shenma miner capable of competing for the first place.For example, Shenyu, Pan Zhibiao and Xu Xin, the first two created today’s world’s first and second Bitcoin mining pool Yuchi and Binyin mining pool. In contrast, the latter created Ethereum’s largest mining pool, Spark Pool.Many bigwigs active in the cryptocurrency circle also come from the mining industry, Jiang Zhuoer, Zhu Fang, Yang Haipo, Zhuang Zhong, etc.
However, 2020 is a watershed. These pinnacle figures of China’s mining industry seem to be withdrawing from the stage of cryptocurrency discourse one by one. Does this mean that mining is becoming less and less critical? Marginalized? I prefer to interpret that the era of cryptocurrency has changed, cryptocurrency has entered a new era, and mining has also entered a new stage of development.
At the turning point of the times, Bitcoin miners “retreated behind the scenes.
“Mining is about to be marginalized. At least it feels away from the center of discourse. Why? I thought of 2 reasons.
1. Bitcoin is becoming more and more stable, and mining has become the guardian of the value network.
In the next four years, it is foreseeable that Bitcoin will not be halved, and it is unlikely that there will be a fork, and the primary Bitcoin network will become more stable.Although it has been under development, there will be almost no sound on the Lightning Network in 2020. It can be said that with Ethereum’s Layer 2, the value of the Lightning Network is no longer what it used to be. The bearers can directly say: It is meaningless.In 2021, perhaps Bitcoin will become a configurable asset of financial institutions. There are countless beautiful stories, but that is not the stage for miners.Miners are the maintainers of the Bitcoin network. There is no stage for mining practitioners to perform without the new dynamics of the underlying network of suspense and stories.
2. Embracing new infrastructure and transforming the Bitcoin mining industry, will it “de-circulate”?
The current mining industry has a non-compliant side. Still, not all links are non-compliant, and the most significant impact of new infrastructure on the mining industry is the introduction of new infrastructure funds into the mining industry under the premise of compliance. Moving towards compliance is a significant trend in the development of the mining industry. All links from electricity consumption and mine construction to fire protection, environmental protection, land and taxation will be compliant.Today, many Bitcoin mining farms seek financing, and even some mining farms seek to go public. This was completely unthinkable before. Therefore, instead of thinking of it as a Bitcoin factory, it is better to think of it as a computing power center in the blockchain world. This is a vast blue ocean market.
In 2021, 2 things to look forward to in the mining industry
1. Is the mining tycoon coming back out of the arena?
In 2020, Wu Jihan faded out of the stage. At the end of 2020, Wu Jihan left with BTC.com, Bit Deer, and overseas mining operations.In 2021, Bitcoin miners are hard to find, and futures miners have been sold until the middle of the year. We can expect that as the turmoil of their respective companies subsides, opinion leaders may return to the arena again. At that time, I don’t know if they can make a sound from the mining industry.
2. With the rise of overseas power, how will the mining trend change?
Few people know that Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin hash rate accounts for 6.17% of the world’s total, which makes it ranked fourth in the world, second only to China, the United States and Russia. Specifically, in the seven months from September 2019 to April 2020, Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin computing power increased by 334%, leading the world.In 2020, a tremendous feeling was that Chinese miners go to sea and overseas companies enter mining. For example, at a computing power conference in Chengdu, Whatsminer’s overseas orders rose rapidly, including North America and Europe, accounting for about 40%.Recently, there has been more news of this kind, including NASDAQ-listed Ninth City, Marathon, Core Scientific, etc..
Companies that have heard of it or have not heard of it are all setting up mines and buying miners.The miners sold by Zeus Mining include the Antminer S9, the Antminer L7, and the Antminer L3+. Click on the official website to learn more about the miner.
Previously, the buyers of miners were small and medium-sized miners, and everyone wanted to pay back quickly and was keen to calculate the payback period. Today, the return cycle of miners has been dramatically extended, and significant capital has entered the market. The annualized return of capital is equivalent to saying that the basis of calculation has changed.
Capital values long-term mining, and the future is a large-scale, intensive, and refined mining world, and the expectation of a quick return to costs is unrealistic.From crypto-finance to crypto-mining, the United States has begun to take the lead. Will this trend change in 2021 and beyond? Let’s look forward to it together!
Investing is no longer a purely financial decision where the best outcomes are based on profits.
In recent years more philanthropists have been basing decisions not just on the money they make, but the benefit their investments will have to communities and the bigger social good.
With ethical investment you’re not just making a financial investment, you’re making an investment for the future. And this kind of ethical, social investment is on the rise.
By 2019 ethical investments were worth £5.1 billion – an increase from £830 million in 2011, according to Big Society Capital, It’s clear that ethical and social investment is here to stay. But with so many options, where to invest your money can be daunting.
Brevio, a platform that matches grant givers and non-profits, has put together a guide to ethical investment.
So what exactly is ethical investment?
Ethical investments are investments that have goals beyond financial return. They aim to have a positive impact on society, through incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions. Put simply, it means investing your money into socially conscious, ethical and responsible organisations who have a clear mission to improve society. Whether that’s investing in ‘green’ companies or those with a higher social purpose.
An ethical investment works just like any other investment. But as well as (or instead of) monitoring financial returns, you monitor the investment’s impact on a specific cause. From using investment funds or wealth managers, to apps like Nutmeg, to managing your own investments, there are many ways to invest your money. For example, you might invest in an organisation that’s committed to reforesting tropical areas with native species as part of a broader strategy to combat climate change and create the conditions for biodiversity gain. You could monitor the impact of your investment by looking at how many trees were planted, what species were included, and what total area was impacted – all as a direct result of your funding.
What’s the best way to do it?
Before you start your ethical investment journey, it’s important to consider the following:
· What are your values?
· What do you want to get out of it?
· What impact do you want your investment to have?
· Where is your money already invested?
· Do you have a timeframe for the investment?
Answering these questions will help you to create an investment plan and set your goals. Once you’ve clearly defined your investment plan you should consider whether you want to work with a wealth manager or investment fund, or manage your own investments.
There are pros and cons to both options. While using a wealth manager or established fund will give you the benefit of experience, managing your own investments will ultimately give you more control. And there are plenty of apps and tools to help you get started.
The Times money mentor also has some great tips on investing ethically. Just keep in mind that going it alone comes with considerable time to research your investments and ensuring you understand the company’s values, as well as your potential returns.
How do you find the right charity?
Picking the right charity or organisation to invest in can be challenging. But working through the questions outlined above will help you find the charities most aligned to your values. You can discover causes that need support at the moment here.
Just keep one thing in mind. Your investment still needs to return you some financial benefits. You might have a cause you care about particularly, but choosing the right charity or ethical investment shouldn’t just come down to your personal preference. Look for something that you believe will contribute to a greater good and have the biggest societal impact. It’s important to do your own research.
Brevio’s Insights & grant builder takes you on a user-guided journey that delivers real insights while you build your criteria. It can help you to identify causes, groups and locations that are in need of urgent funding to help you target your investment towards the right causes that will do the most good. It could also help you discover new areas of investment you might not have through about before – especially if you’re new to ethical investing.
There’s many ways to invest ethically. We hope these tips will help you to get started.
Molitor joins Kneip to drive its technology and operational strategy and support the next phase of the company’s expansion
20th September 2021 – Luxembourg – Kneip,the global leader in fund data management, is today announcing that it has appointed Cyril Molitor as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Molitor brings 20 years’ industry experience, having occupied several senior positions at leading financial services institutions, including HSBC, Credit Suisse and AXA. He was most recently the CEO of Woven, a leading outsourcing provider, where he drove technological innovation and delivered service excellence to its clients. Prior to this, he was the Chief Transformation Officer and Director at Innovation Group Business Services, a leading InsureTech company which he set up in South Africa. Molitor is an experienced and accomplished leader with an impressive background in driving innovation and running operations in financial services and private equity backed businesses. He graduated from Reims Management School with an MSc in Management.
Based in Kneip’s Luxembourg office, Molitor will be responsible for Operations and Technology. In his capacity he will be driving the company’s operational strategy. He joins Kneip as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO, Enrique Sacau.
Commenting on his appointment, Cyril Molitor, Chief Operating Officer of Kneip says: “This is a truly exciting time for me to be joining Kneip. Over nearly three decades, Kneip has built a world class reputation for delivering innovative products and solutions for some of the biggest names in the fund industry. I am thrilled to be joining an ambitious executive team, and I look forward to delivering outstanding client experience and building the structures that will support the next stage of Kneip’s expansion.”
Kneip’s CEO, Enrique Sacaucommented: “Cyril’s appointment reflects our commitment to innovate and deliver exceptional service for our clients. We are thrilled that he is joining our team at an important time in our company’s development as we embark on the next stage of Kneip’s growth. His impressive track record in operations and technology gives Cyril the perfect experience to drive innovation and deliver high value to our business and to our clients.”
With Molitor’s arrival, Kneip’s current COO, Mario Mantrisi, who had stepped in the role a year ago, becomes responsible for market development with an emphasis to grow Kneip in new markets. As the newly appointed Strategy Director, Mantrisi retains his role as a member of Kneip’s Executive Leadership Team.
Kneip’s CEO, Enrique Sacau, says: “Mario took over Client Services last year and leaves Cyril a transformed operation. Thanks to his exceptional knowledge of our product, our clients, and our regulatory environment he will now have the opportunity again to grow Kneip.”
The finalists of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards 2021 have been announced today after another record year of entries.
Now, in their 8th year, the RIDI Awards celebrate pioneering employers and recruiters who, as we return to a very different working world, are safeguarding and progressing opportunities for disabled job seekers through accessible and equitable employment policies and processes.
RIDI is a unique initiative to lead change in recruitment by encouraging and supporting recruiters and businesses to remove the barriers faced by the millions of disabled job seekers particularly at a time when many organisations are recruiting to fill a high number of vacancies.
Head judge Jane Hatton commented:
“The breadth, diversity and calibre of finalists in the 8th annual RIDI Awards actively demonstrates the progress being made in the UK towards greater disability inclusion. Our Awards celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment and I would like to congratulate all the finalists, who have made it through to the final round of judging. These are stories of best practice and success that should inspire the recruitment industry to continue to take the necessary steps to recruit back better and put disability confident recruitment at the top of the agenda.”
Look out for the virtual awards ceremony on 3rd December.
2021 RIDI Awards finalists in alphabetical order:
Best Inclusive Recruitment Campaign
· Business as Usual
· GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
· ViacomCBS
· Zero2Hero Apprentice Scheme
Disability Confident
· Atkins
· Becoming Disability Confident Leader
· Network Rail Disability Matters Programme
· Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Disability Specialist
· C Talent
· Patchwork Hub
· Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Team
· The SAMEE Charity
Getting Started
· Mace Group – Enabled at Mace ERG
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
· PageGroup
· Travelers Europe
· UNIQLO Europe Limited
Inclusive Recruiter of the Year
· Beth Kume-Holland and Patchwork Hub Team
· Civil Service Fast Stream and Emerging Talent Team
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
· PageGroup
· TPP Recruitment
Making a Difference – Private Sector
· Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV
· Financial Times Early Careers Programmes
· Steve Mills, DPD UK
· Utilita
Making a Difference – Public Sector
· Go East Young Man (and Woman)!
· Improving Experiences of Disabled Staff
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
Alison Handling is proud to announce that following the latest round of judging, that they have made it through to the final of the BIBAs 2021 in the small business category.
The BIBAs is a celebration of some of the most exciting companies and entrepreneurs based in Lancashire, showcasing their success stories, and highlighting Lancashire’s position as a world-class business community. The BIBAs is Lancashire’s most prestigious and longest running business awards programme and is run by the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce. Since 2008, thousands of entrepreneurs have entered the BIBAs, and they have welcomed over 10,000 guests to their renowned annual ceremony.
Alison Handling is up against GRP55 T/A Group55, Nextday Freight Ltd, Nutree Life Ltd, Nybble IT, SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd, Training Works (NW) Ltd and Vital Life Nutraceuticals at the nail-biting finale.
This year the awards ceremony is taking place at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom, in Blackpool on 17th September. Renowned for welcoming the biggest names in world entertainment, previous guest speakers include Eamonn Holmes, Russell Watson and Lulu to name but a few and this year’s BIBAs ceremony is an event not to be missed.
The judges include some of the best business minds in Lancashire and the UK. Every category has experts relevant to that individual sector. The process of making a successful entry is itself much more than submitting a paper entry and a short conversation. For finalist businesses, the ‘BIBAs on tour’ model saw the judges visit the business on-site to get a first-hand look and feel about how the business operated. By entering, Alison Handling is already testing themselves against the best in the business and being shortlisted is an achievement in itself.
Glenn Broomfield, managing director of Alison Handling said “as clearly the most prestigious business awards in the area, we are overjoyed to have been selected and shortlisted for this fantastic award and shows how far we have come as a business over recent years. I am particularly thrilled for all the staff here at Alison Handling and the recognition this brings to all their hard work through these challenging times.”
Alison Handling is the Uk’s largest independent stockist of new plastic storage boxes, plastic boxes, plastic trays, plastic skips, plastic totes, plastic pallets and plastic pallet boxes. At Alison Handling, we are proud of our reputation for the right product, at the right price, at the right time, promptly delivered from stock, coupled with an enviable level of customer service. Alison Handling is also environmentally responsible, and all our plastic storage solutions are fully recyclable.
A leading UK logistics company will be opening another three offices as demand for speedy delivery services surges.
The announcement comes in the wake of a national driver shortage that is being felt countrywide.
Recruitment website Totaljobs UK said they had seen a rise in driver job requests since February.
Data shows that in July 2020, about 5 561 delivery driver search queries were performed compared to almost 20 000 similar search queries in 2021.
A spokesman for the site said that these figures were more than four times higher than in the same period in 2020 and three times higher than pre-pandemic levels.
During the week 16 to August 22, over 4 000 driving or delivery roles were advertised on the site.
According to Google Trends, the week of August 30 to September 6 saw a spike in driver job search queries.
Ongoing driver shortages – in all sectors such as long-haul trucking, courier, and retail – have led to delivery delays across several retail sectors.
Pegasus Couriers operations manager Phil West, 50, said that the driver shortage had impacted most businesses in the logistics industry. “We were fortunate enough to be able to flex our recruitment approach and adapt. However, the entire industry is feeling a shortage of drivers. It is a concern for all in the sector. Year on year, we have seen an increase in deliveries but a decrease in drivers for each job. We are expecting a busy season with the pre-Christmas shopping starting around the end of September.”
The move to increase the company’s reach comes as forecast predictions show an increase in online post-pandemic shopping, particularly before the festive season.
In the build-up to Christmas last year, Pegasus Couriers delivered around 42 000 parcels a day, totalling more than 300 000 a month.
The provider’s operations currently cover Scotland, Ireland, and the north of England.
The three new operations will be near Belfast, Warrington on Manchester’s outskirts, and Jarrow outside Newcastle.
Pegasus Couriers Director Martin Smith,56, said that all logistics businesses were scrambling to find drivers, mostly picking staff from the same shrinking resources pool.
Smith added that several hospitality and retail workers signed up as temporary delivery drivers during the lockdown, but several left to return to their pre-pandemic jobs. “The recruitment websites figures prove our point. Our recruitment teams are seeing an increase in applicants from the end of August; however, we have also embarked on a more multi-platform advertising campaign.”
07 Sept 2021 – Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is one step closer to making zero-emissions flight commercially available by 2025.
The company has purchased and taken delivery of a Britten-Norman Islander from Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG), and will retrofit the aircraft with hydrogen fuel cell technology. CAeS is the UK SME leading the Project Fresson consortium, which is currently integrating hydrogen fuel cell technology to develop a commercially viable, retrofit powertrain solution for aviation.
The arrival of the Islander in CAeS’s hangar marks a critical step toward the world’s first regulatory-certified, zero-emissions, commercial passenger-carrying aircraft.
The buying and taking delivery of the Islander is an important milestone in the project timeline. Physically having the aircraft in the hanger will enable the company to commence test flights on the existing engines so as to record full performance and then start making alterations to remove existing powertrains and install and test the revolutionary hydrogen powertrains.
CAeS aims for the first test flight to take place in Q1 2023, and for the zero emissions product to be in the GBP820m Islander market in 2025, both as a retro-fit solution, and incorporated into the new model of the Islander (new model to be available from Britten-Norman). This constitutes Phase 1 on the hydrogen aviation journey by CAeS, with the aim to next produce a commercially viable hydrogen 19-seat aircraft, before ultimately developing a new design zero emissions 75-seat regional aircraft.
CAeS is an established business with 80+ staff and average revenues of just under £8m per annum (past 5 years) from supplying a range of aircraft modification projects and other services to leading aerospace OEMs. CAeS is one of very few aerospace SMEs globally to have both whole modification of existing aircraft design capability, and to hold a range of regulatory approvals for the design and manufacture of modifications to existing aircraft. CAeS is based at Cranfield Airport where they have access to some of the UK’s most advanced aviation research facilities. CAeS is a long-established aircraft company with a client base that has included Boeing, Airbus, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, L3, Thales and Raytheon (amongst others). Project Fresson has been supported by the UK Government through a GBP10.3m ATI Grant.
Paul Hutton, CEO of CAeS said “We are excited to begin testing our hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology on a widely used commercial aircraft. It is critical that the aviation industry delivers real zero emissions aircraft solutions to reduce its impact on the environment. We are now rapidly progressing to delivering the first certified emissions free passenger carrying aircraft services anywhere in the world.”
The new aircraft to be converted is a BN2B-26 Islander, registration G-BUBP (but will shortly be re-registered as G-HYUK, for Hydrogen UK).
Isles of Scilly Steamship Company runs passenger and freight flights under the name Skybus. It operates out of Land’s End Airport & Newquay airport to the Isles of Scilly, and seasonally from Exeter carrying 90,000 passengers annually. The BN Islander fleet is used to carry time critical freight to the Isles of Scilly such as medicines and medical products. Skybus also provides a medical evacuation service for patients, using a stretcher system developed for the BN Islander. Skybus has operated BN Islanders to the Isles of Scilly since 1984 and they play an important role in our lifeline operations.
Stuart Reid, Chief Executive Officer of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group said “We are pleased to have completed the sale of G-BUBP, one of our four BN Islander aircraft, to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions.” The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company are committed to working towards a zero emission aviation industry and being an early adopter of this cutting-edge technology. We are excited about Cranfield Aerospace’s Project Fresson and we look forward to the development of their new hydrogen fuel cell aircraft.
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) – An aerospace market leader in rapid prototyping of new aerospace concepts, modifications to existing aerospace platforms and integration of cutting-edge technologies to meet the most challenging issues facing the industry today.
Kilo Health is not an ordinary company, and nor are its HR practices – the company has a Chief Vibe Officer! It’s all about values as skills can be acquired, but talent and emotional intellect are much harder to come by.
With Big Tech and startups growing at a rapid pace, there is an ever-greater shortage of programmers and other IT-related staff all over the world, especially in the U.S. and Europe. Some companies however are dealing with it better than others. “We simply love our people and it’s all about them.
This is the reason why there are almost no employees who have left voluntarily”, says Tadas Burgaila, co-founder and CEO of Kilo Health, one of the world’s leading digital health and wellness companies, boasting more than 500 employees. Kilo Health has grown from 7 to 500 bright talents in just three years. In fact, if employees refuse an offer from another company, they get a T-shirt with “I said no” written on it. And in Kilo Health’s office, there are quite a few people proudly wearing those T-shirts.
Speaking about the success of the company, Kilo Health’s CEO emphasizes that “team” is key, and this has been the focus from the outset. The company’s HR philosophy comes from its founders and it’s pretty simple but effective: “it is not a new employee who should be glad that we accepted them, it is us who should be happy that we have found another talent with values in line with ours, and who has come to work with us.”
Legend of San DiegoTadas recounts a story of how Kilo Health’s Personnel Manager, later becoming the Experience Manager, joined the company.In its first expansion phase, when Kilo Health’s team reached almost 60 people, the company still did not have a Personnel Manager.
The CEO himself had done most of the screening and hiring. But with every new employee, it was getting harder and harder to juggle HR duties with CEO’s day-to-day business operations. “At the time, I had about 30 job interviews for the Personnel Manager position. But I failed to find a staff manager with an attitude that matched ours or was at least close to it.
Then, one day we were chilling in the café with colleagues, and I noticed a bartender who was able to take care of everyone, topping up cups, telling jokes, and chatting casually with strangers. I thought – that’s the kind of HR person I want. We talked and set up a meeting, and when he said goodbye, he showed us a T-shirt that had “San Diego” written on it.
Coincidentally, colleagues flew there the next day for a marketing conference. On Monday morning we shook hands and Artūras Pronicevas became our Personnel Manager. Somehow his nickname “San Diego” stuck”, smiles Tadas. Soon enough Artūras got a new title and job description – Experience Manager, tasked with making the staff happy. “So that’s that. I’m the Experience Manager or “Chief Vibe Officer” at Kilo Health. My job is to create a good atmosphere – a sort of vibe – at work and make sure everyone has everything they need. Plus I organize awesome events, and make sure that everyone feels welcome at our office”, says Artūras. Chief Vibe Officer also has a lot to do with HR. The company accepts around 50 newcomers every month.
Most companies send a newcomer package (if they have one) through a courier. Arturas delivers it to everyone in person and dedicates at least an hour of conversation to allay fears, clarify expectations, etc. “Our company is our people and this is the key rule that makes us who we are,” adds Tadas.
A second chance for juniors Kilo Health, of course, has all the perks modern startups offer, like football tables, gaming consoles, and a hot tub. But the company also offers free courses, which, according to Justė Vižinytė, Kilo Health’s Chief People Officer, attracts a lot of talent for junior positions. “For people who don’t pass our job interview process or just have too little experience for the position, we suggest applying to Kilo Health’s Academy, which we started last winter. We have a few different courses.
This time around it’s IT and online marketing. We prepare influencers and performance specialists for Facebook and Google ecosystems”, Justė explains. She adds that there are more candidates than places. It’s probably because, after training, the best are offered a position. So for many, it’s like a second shot at the job. Although around 98% of Kilo Health’s staff are vaccinated, the company is embracing a hybrid work model.”
COVID taught us how to work remotely. All of our employees can now choose to work in the office and mingle with teammates. But if you are better off working from home – go ahead, work from home”, says Kilo Health’s Chief People Officer. The bottom line is it’s best to keep an open mind when hiring because skills can be acquired. Talent and emotional intellect are much harder to come by.
Kilo Health GroupKilo Health is one of the leading digital health and wellness companies globally, that not only attracts talent to join its fast-growing team but also co-founds and accelerates start-ups in a rapidly growing digital health industry. With 4+ million paying users worldwide (the majority in the United States), as well as strong technology and a digital marketing platform, Kilo Health provides unparalleled opportunities for entrepreneurial talents and visionaries to build the digital health products of the future. Kilo Health was founded to design the most engaging and effective digital lifestyle interventions that lead to a healthier life by preventing, managing, or treating various health conditions. By continuously seeking new opportunities, co-founding, and accelerating prospective next-gen products, Kilo Health has grown from 7 to 500 bright talents in three years and aims to become the most-loved digital health and wellness product suite globally.
The team at coinpass are delighted to announce our approval as a registered cryptoassets firm with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (Reference Number 921481).
The coinpass management team have always believed in adhering to regulating parts of the cryptocurrency ecosystem that interface with the traditional world of finance. Transacting between banking and crypto on a single digital layer has been coinpass’s vision since its inception. Our registration with the UK Financial Conduct Authority is now in place and our vision is another step closer to reality.
Jeff Hancock, CEO of coinpass, commented: “We’re exceptionally pleased to be among one of the first UK based cryptocurrency Trading Exchanges for retail investors and businesses to be fully registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a crypto-asset firm. We understand and fully support that to evolve the cryptocurrency market to be more inclusive and attractive to a larger number of users, we would require regulatory guidelines for exchanges and gateways.
The UK is a financial hub for investment and fintech and it has the potential, under the FCA’s guidance, to be a world leader in cryptocurrency regulation. With this registration, I am exceptionally bullish on the future for crypto in the United Kingdom and proud of our achievement”.
Previously, UK investors and traders in the cryptocurrency market were exposed to potential money laundering, loss of funds and poor customer service by using offshore unregistered exchanges to invest in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Many UK banks have opposed cryptocurrency transactions from client accounts due to the jurisdiction of certain exchanges or the source of funds when trying to liquidate cryptoassets holdings. The introduction of the mandatory registration by UK cryptoasset firms in adhering to Anti-Money Laundering guidelines, regulations and policies for offering cryptoasset will ensure strength and improvement in the cryptocurrency eco-system for UK investors.
Coinpass Limited (coinpass.com) is a UK Cryptocurrency Exchange registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a cryptoasset firm.
Coinpass serves both retail and business customers wanting to buy, sell, trade and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in the United Kingdom.
