Cryptocurrency has dominated tech news in the early 2020s. But it still seems to occupy a space that’s more investment or asset class than everyday currency. Is there ever going to be a world in which every ecommerce website accepts crypto as a standard payment method? Many people are confident it’s going to happen. We …
We are delighted to announce that Dial A Geek is now an accredited Living Wage Employer! It means that everyone working for us is certified to be earning a Real Living Wage. We have always chosen to pay our employees the Living Wage – we believe that a salary that covers employees’ basic expenses is the absolute …
Corporate Social Responsibility should no longer be perceived as a financial drain on organisations. On the contrary, research shows that clearly communicating your CSR practices to your stakeholders is profitable. That profit is financial. It’s reputational. It’s also proven to be highly effective at retaining top talent in this competitive jobs market, especially among younger …
Monitoring the hours your remote working staff spend “at work” is important. But the invention of employee productivity monitoring software – a.k.a. “bossware” – has raised all kinds of ethical questions. Is it okay to keep an eye on your team’s activities when they’re in their own home? Is there any reason why you would …
If you want to put going green at the forefront of the way your business works, it’s time to go serverless with SaaS (Software as a Service). It’s not the only way to reduce your business’s carbon footprint. If you’re already pretty “on it” when it comes to doing things more sustainably, cloud computing might …
Some people love Working From Home. But for some, it’s a struggle that can seriously impact their mental health. While many people love the better work-life balance that home and remote working can provide, others find everything from their general well-being to feelings of social isolation being made worse. If this sounds like you – …
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Working From Home (WFH) to the forefront of debates over what the workplace of the future will look like. For many people, the jury still seems to be out on whether working from home means reduced productivity – or the reverse. With so many good collaboration tools like Zoom, Google Workspace, …
Environmental, Social and Governance – or ESG – factors are transforming the way that investors and even some of the world’s largest asset management companies are choosing to invest their big bucks. Something of a perfect storm (yes, that is a climate change pun) has been growing in recent years: On one hand, consumer attitudes …
A UK Cyber Survey found that 42% of British people actually expect to lose money to online fraud. With this shocking statistic in mind, we asked our founder (and Chief Geek) Gildas Jones all about cybersecurity scams covering the most common and most unexpected red flags that consumers and businesses alike should keep an eye …
Up until recently, Corporate Social Responsibility was seen by many organisations as something they had to sometimes add on top of their other activities and processes. Now, more and more organisations are realising that not only can they achieve more good by building more socially and environmentally responsible practices into the way they work, there’s …