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As the National Careers Service launches, questions are being raised about how young people will get the face to face guidance they need - particularly with…
Sunday 8 November 2026
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As the National Careers Service launches, questions are being raised about how young people will get the face to face guidance they need - particularly with…
The government has today released proposals which would give Ofgem greater power to get fair outcomes for consumers and small businesses when they suffer a loss…
Britain is on the brink of a lasting recovery, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as momentum builds in the global economy.
It would seem Britain has a new crop of ‘heroes on the high street’ - and trading estates and retail parks too for that matter -…
Entrepreneurs and investors have teamed up with organisations including Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank and consultants McKinsey to launch a scheme to encourage "the best and brightest"…
Businesses will be spared thousands of hours of form-filling each year in a Government move to restore common sense to health and safety.
Britain escaped recession in the first quarter of the year, but only just, according to a respected think-tank.
Business leaders have urged ministers to do more to help companies create a "pro-employment landscape" as a change to employment law comes into force.
A change to the rules on reporting workplace injuries will save British firms thousands of hours completing official paperwork.
Cyber crime is growing. In 2011, Trustwave, the cyber security firm, performed 42 per cent more investigations into suspected data breaches than in 2010 - largely…
Employment tribunal changes will come into effect on Friday that will make it easier for businesses to take on staff and improve the process when staff…
A new financial institution set up by the UK government to finance charities and community groups has been launched.
Small business owners in London and the South East are working long hours, through ill-health, and with few or no holidays, according to new research from…
An 11-year-old boy's plan to save the eurozone has been commended in a major competition that has attracted some of the world's top economists.
The first quarter of the year ended well for the UK manufacturing sector with the authoritative Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising to a…