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“The caveat to that is to have life insurance should things be unfortunate and fall apart,” says YuLife’s head of people Cali Gold. YuLife’s head of people Cali Gold. YuLife’s products reward employees for looking after themselves. For instance, YuLife provides employers with access to digital fitness app Fiit’s premium subscription, and employees who work …

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Fintech start-up Clearco has raised $215m of new capital in a round of funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company, known until April as Clearbanc, was founded in 2015 by Michele Romanow, Andrew D’Souza, Ivan Gritsiniak, Charlie Feng and Tanay Delima. Clearco invests in and provides financial services to e-commerce businesses, and claims …

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This stops employers wasting money and can also enhance the company’s reputation as a good place to work, therefore ensuring they continue to attract the right talent into the future. However, this is all much easier said than done. There are numerous challenges facing HR teams as they seek to attract and recruit the right …

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This article was written by project manager at Startup OLÉ, María Bernardo, and edited by Jonathan Finlay. Startup OLÉ is becoming the first deep tech startup event in Europe. This ground-breaking event is associated with the fourth wave of innovation on the European continent, as Startup OLÉ is the event for universities and university startups, …

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European Startup Network (ESN) held its General Assembly in Paris and welcomed 7 European startup associations as new members, bringing the membership base to a total of 31 members. The new members joining the European Startup Network The new members are the German Startup Association, Startup Hungary, Silicon Valletta (Malta), Romanian Tech Startups Association, CroAI …

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Organised by science and technology hub Catalyst with headline partner Bank of Ireland, Invent is an annual celebration of the brightest new business ideas in Northern Ireland. Invent supports, showcases and rewards businesses with the potential to shape the future of the region. The 10 shortlisted start-ups were drawn from five different categories: greentech, health …

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Fintech start-up Assure Hedge has raised €5m in a new tranche of funding for its foreign exchange hedging product. The investment values the business at €30m, though no investor names were disclosed. The company said it has appointed Davy as an advisor to its Series A fundraising later this year. Assure Hedge develops a software …

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Therefore, there remains a need for employees to be able to report misconduct – whether it is bullying, harassment, racism, or bribery and corruption – in a safe, supportive and anonymous way. Historically this has been done through hotlines, but London-based startup Vault Platform wants to bring workplace misconduct reporting into the 21st century with …

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This triggered multiple companies to follow suit. Examples include Monzo, Channel 4, YuLife and, most recently, and creative agency Hallam.   This is part of a broader trend where more and more companies are offering broader fertility benefits to their employees. According to FertilityIQ’s 2021 workplace index, there was an 8% growth in the past …

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