Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget speech British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general, John Longworth has called for the Government to “set business free” and give firms the chance to make Britain...
Cuts in pension tax relief and child benefit look set to hit the headlines after Wednesday’s Budget, but employees’ personal allowance could also be increased from £8,105 to £10,000 per annum,...
The frigid state of the UK economy is unlikely to thaw in the near term, with the second leg of a ‘double-dip’ recession forecast to take hold throughout 2012.
The chancellor George Osborne is understood to be planning to remove national pay rates for public sector workers in his Budget speech on Wednesday.
Boardrooms of UK and global businesses are about to get a lot more active as over 30 top CEOs and business leaders take part in the inaugural Leader Board Triathlon Challenge for Sport Relief to take...
Employers are imposing changes to working patterns which undermine parents’ ability to combine work and childcare, according to Working Families.
The Home Secretary Theresa May has received the final part of Tom Winsor’s review into police pay and conditions, which aims to create a “more skilled and effective workforce fit to face the...
David Blunkett MP and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) patron has said: “Diversity is an important issue for both organisations and a cohesive functioning society.”
Cherie Blair urged more experienced business people to consider becoming a mentor not just in order to help others but also for personal reward.
Three fifths of HR staff think the profession needs to build its understanding of business issues, but developing ‘business savvy’ can be easier said than done, according to the CIPD.
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has launched a consultation on measures to give company shareholders greater influence over executive pay, through enhanced voting rights.
To mark the first day of Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Convention, secretary of state for justice Kenneth Clarke and former MP Jonathan Aitken have joined with business leaders to...
