Businesses have today been called upon by ministers to help tackle employment related law, bureaucracy and red tape in the latest phase of the Employment Law Review.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Business insolvency rate in the UK hits 5 month low
There is very positive news out today as the latest Insolvency Index, from business risk specialists Experian, has revealed that the rate of insolvencies dropped to 0.08 per cent in August, its lowest point since February.
Ed Balls is hardly a worry to the opposition is he?
This morning it seemed pretty much impossible to escape from sound bites of Ed Balls trying to up his stock. It was hard to see what his tactic was, apart from alienating whatever part of the electorate that hasn’t already figured out that he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing.
Prime Minister launches campaign to put Great back into Britain in 2012
The Prime Minister has vowed to defy the economic downturn and predictions of tourism displacement around the Olympics by announcing a £1bn boost in Games-related business.
Google set to help Britain’s small businesses grow
Google is helping with a scheme to help Britain’s small businesses grow online, starting with firms in Liverpool.
2019 you’re having a laugh Osborne!
I’m sure I am not a lone voice in the business community who thinks the 2019 deadline set in the Vickers Report gives the banks plenty of time to cook up another disaster.
Government must back bank ring-fencing to boost SME lending
The government must back rigorous ring-fencing of retail banking from investment banking in order to encourage banks to lend to high-growth, high-risk SMEs. Doing so is crucial to the UK’s economic recovery, according to a report by Will Hutton published today from the Big Innovation Centre.
Hunt to find the best new young entrepreneurs launched
A lack of jobs and higher university tuition fees have led to a growing number of teenagers and young people aspiring to be their own boss with a massive 80 per cent of 16 year olds saying that they have had a business idea for two years and they are now ready to set up their firms and become the next Richard Branson or Lord Sugar.
Apprenticeships red tape is slashed in bid to attract greater take-up
Skills Minister John Hayes has announced a package of new measures to make it easier for employers to take on large numbers of apprentices.
Female bosses break down pay barrier & now paid more than men
New figures released by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) show that female executives are earning as much as their male counterparts for the first time since its records began, albeit only at junior executive level.
Barclays launches £100million renewable energy fund for farmers
Barclays has launched a £100 million fund for UK farmers investing in renewable energy, tracking the massive groundswell of interest from farmers seeking to cut energy bills and generate new income.
It’s good to talk: Why are more businesses harnessing mediation to resolve disputes?
Back in the headlines as a central plank of the Government’s plans to encourage warring couples to resolve their differences out of court, the mediation process can also be an essential tool in business dispute resolution that saves time, money and business relationships.
Most bosses ‘don’t expect’ women to return after maternity leave
New research has found that almost two thirds of employers do not expect female employees to return to work after their maternity leave; of which the majority say they believe this because of ‘previous experience.’
Twenty one additional Enterprise Zones announced
The government has announced additional locations for new enterprise zones as it tries to boost economic growth across the country by providing cheaper business rates, superfast broadband and lower levels of planning control.
All aboard as Startup Britain launches nationwide bus tour
StartUp Britain, the major enterprise initiative launched in May this year, will begin a bus tour of some of the UK’s entrepreneurial hot spots in a bid to celebrate, inspire and accelerate Britain’s start-up talent.
