but delivery and funding will determine its impact Stronger incentives for mayors, targeted innovation investment and business support could have lasting consequences for local economies. Measures confirmed in the Budget could together change how the UK attracts business investment, develops competitive industries and creates better-paid jobs, according to the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB). Plans to give mayors a share of income tax revenues would link

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Connecting Academic Research to Workplace Wellbeing and Productivity Sheela Hobden, founder of Bluegreen Coaching, is among the first participants in a groundbreaking University of Sussex study exploring the impact of a four-day working week on wellbeing and productivity. Driven by her own research into the effects of workplace coaching on wellbeing, Sheela saw a clear synergy with the Sussex 4 Day Week programme. Although she had never previously collaborated with a univers

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