Business and Commerce Courses
The ‘disciplines’ of business and commerce have never been more difficult to pursue in the UK than they are today, in the (almost) post-pandemic – and hopefully, post-lockdown – period we’re beginning to think of as “Covid Survival”. At the time of writing – mid October 2021 - many UK businesses have ‘gone to the wall’ in the last 18 months or so. Even well-known "household names" have disappeared in the incredibly tough economic climate. As a direct consequence, unemployment is becoming unacceptably high. Through the government’s “Furlough” scheme, thousands of employees in particular have received 80% of their wages or salaries for doing nothing and staying at home. What a mess that has created. It’s now difficult to recruit new employees or bring them back. They’ve got used to daytime TV, loads of ‘free’ time to do nothing, and feel they don’t need to work. However, some people have taken the time to reflect on, and had the opportunity to consider, changing th...