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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Beecroft proposals for compensated no-fault dismissals are objectionable and unnecessary warns CIPD
As the window for responding to the Government’s consultation on no-fault dismissals closes tomorrow, the CIPD is urging ministers to recognise that watering down employment regulation is not only damaging for employee relations but will also fail to achieve the intended result.
Skills Minister unveils new investment in skills for key industries
Skills Minister John Hayes today announced the release of funds totalling over £2.4m from the Growth Innovation Fund (GIF) to the nuclear and creative and cultural sectors.
Ageism rife in UK business
Companies are failing to adjust to new legislation, warn experts
Public Relations and Marketing Start-up, With a Conscience
A new public relations and marketing company, Conscious Communications, has launched to fill a gap in the market for a consultancy focussed on delivering high impact public relations and marketing, with a conscience.
Sixteen of the UK’s best & brightest digital entrepreneurs selected by Wayra
From real time dating services and educational teaching tools, to a foodie social network and new software that turns pictures into passwords have been selected by Telefonica, the parent company of O2, to join the London hub of its global tech start-up accelerator programme, Wayra.
I’m out: Hilary Devey quits Dragons’ Den to front own Channel 4 show
Just over a year after she joined the show, following James Caan’s departure Hilary Devey is now quitting Dragons’ Den
BCC urges Osborne to scrap deficit target and inject £6bn
The Chancellor should abandon his cast-iron debt reduction targets and inject up to £6bn into the economy to revive the flagging recovery, according to the the British Chambers of Commerce.
663 per cent growth in people using Twitter to search for business recommendations
The public is increasingly turning to Twitter in search of professional services – from accountants to architects – according to research
HMRC turns up the heat on tax dodging traders: Six additional taskforces announced
As part of its efforts to tackle tax evasion, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) today announced a series of targeted taskforce campaigns focused targeting tax evasion in specific trading a geographical areas to recover around £25 million of unpaid tax according to business and finance providers Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Over a Quarter of Middle-Aged Workers Feel Colleagues with Families Are Put First at Work
27 per cent of UK workers aged between 45 and 54 who work with other people thinks their employers put their colleagues who have children or families first.
Government reveals first empty buildings to become available for start-up businesses
20 empty Government buildings will become spaces available for start-up businesses it has been announced today.
IoD launches match-making service for companies seeking non-executive directors
A new Non-Executive Director Service, The NXD Directory, has been launched by the Institute of Directors (IoD), offering a quick, easy, and low-cost way for companies to find prospective independent non-executive directors.
Britons not considering how mobile working can help a new business
Fasthosts has revealed that the majority of Britons do not consider how
technology could shape a work/life balance when considering whether or not
to launch their own business.
Vodafone Foundation drive to make mobile internet open to all
The Vodafone Foundation has today launched the Smart Accessibility Awards, 2012. The competition calls for developers across Europe to design smartphone applications which take into consideration the needs of older people and people with disabilities.
