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BA fined 58.5 million pounds
Britain's Office of Fair Trading said on Thursday it had fined British Airways 58.5 million pounds for price fixing in relation to fuel surcharges
Sunday 8 November 2026
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Britain's Office of Fair Trading said on Thursday it had fined British Airways 58.5 million pounds for price fixing in relation to fuel surcharges
Providing automated customer care systems via websites is set to be the biggest investment priority for companies looking to build on their existing customer care programmes…
Employers struggle to retain and recruit for management roles
Employees twice as likely to use social media to leave their job than to collaborate with colleagues
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that "some optimism has returned" to the global economy and has predicted slightly faster growth.
Britain may have enough offshore shale gas to catapult it into the top ranks of global producers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) looks at how the jobs recession has affected men and women across the age spectrum
Can the tough economic climate be the motivation for a generation of young entrepreneurs?
Small businesses, the lifeblood of the UK economy, have been carrying the stresses and strains of the world on their backs since the beginning of the…
Tuesday's Spanish bond auction sent a mixed message to investors, with yields on the 12 and 18-month bonds almost doubling, although demand remained strong.
Inflation in the UK rose unexpectedly on the Consumer Prices Index
The Government has today launched a new Enterprise Capital Fund that will invest at least £40m in high-growth potential small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in…
Young people taking part in a Government-backed work experience placement are more likely to get off benefits and into work, according to research published today
British SMEs will have failed to claim an estimated £2 billion in expenses for the financial year
More than a third of office workers deliberately spend longer hours in the office than needed in a bid to impress