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Budget 2012: 50p tax rate scrapped from 2013

The Chancellor George Osborne will reduce the top rate of income tax from 50p to 45p – but not for a year, for earnings more than £150,000, he revealed today.

IOSH calls for Budget tax breaks to help SMEs support employee wellbeing

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for tax breaks to encourage employers to better support workers’ health, ahead of today’s Budget 2012 announcement.

Jobseekers call on Government to provide more apprenticeship and intern placements

The vast majority of jobseekers strongly agree that local and central government should encourage organisations to employ more interns and apprentices, according to recruitment firm Hays, the leading...

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Budget 2012: flat-rate single tier pension of £140 per week for new pensioners

The Government has announced a flat-rate state pension of £140 per week, in today’s Budget.

Employers reluctant to use analytics to make informed talent decisions, finds global SHL survey

Almost nine out of 10 of businesses globally have a process to capture talent analytics data but less than half indicated they used the information to make informed business decisions.

Budget 2012: one million jobs to be created over next five years, says chancellor

One million new jobs will be created in the economy over the next five years, the chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget statement, this afternoon.

Unite calls on chancellor to announce a Budget for growth, not austerity

Trade union Unite has urged the chancellor George Osborne to unveil a Budget for jobs and growth this afternoon to help workers.

Business warns it is Chancellor's last chance to deliver Budget for growth

Chancellor George Osborne has one last chance to present a Budget tomorrow that delivers real growth, even if it means having to take controversial decisions, say business leaders.

SME bosses on brink of burn-out as they struggle to stay afloat, finds Bupa

A significant proportion of the UK’s small business bosses are risking burn-out and ill-health as they battle absence to keep businesses afloat, according to health insurer Bupa.

Managers feel bad leadership is stunting productivity in larger businesses

Almost three-quarters of UK managers believe improving the quality of leadership in their organisation would make a difference to business prospects, according to a survey by Edgecumbe Consulting...

Are you paying more tax and NI than necessary?

With the Government attempting to deal with debt reduction and taxes and social insurance costs rising on employments, employers are increasingly implementing schemes to reduce their tax liabilities....

NHS Employers calls for a national framework for health service pay

Greater flexibility to vary pay in different parts of the country could lead to more efficient use of the "unaffordable" NHS pay bill, according to the NHS Employers organisation.