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• Countdown to Budget 2010: a week of mixed news for the Chancellor

  With Budget 2010 just a few days away, there has been both good and bad news for the Chancellor this week. On Wednesday, the labour market figures revealed a significant drop in unemployment and the claimant count , leading some experts to comment that... Posted Mar 19 2010, 01:34 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, economics, unemployment, budget, public spending, darling

• Budget 2010: Little room for manoeuvre

  With less than ten days to go until the 2010 Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed to Sky News on Sunday that there would be no comprehensive spending review until after the 2010 general election (external website). Read More... Posted Mar 15 2010, 08:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, general election, alistair darling, budget

• Budget 2010 date confirmed as Wednesday 24 March 2010

  Gordon Brown has confirmed the date on which Chancellor Alistair Darling will deliver the Budget 2010 as Wednesday 24 March 2010 (external website). This has fuelled media speculation that the 2010 general election will follow a little over six weeks... Posted Mar 10 2010, 09:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, general election, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending

• "No room for complacency" on economic recovery, BCC warns

  " The recession may have technically ended, but there is no room for complacency ," (external website) according to British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general David Frost. Frost argues that the Budget 2010 could prove critical in helping... Posted Mar 09 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: bank of england, economics, interest rates, recession, unemployment, budget, gdp

• Budget 2010 to see tough decisions on public spending "postponed"?

  The Budget 2010 will see decisions on public spending cuts "postponed" until after the 2010 general election (external website), according to the Sunday Times. Read More... Posted Mar 08 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending, george osborne, david cameron, comprehensive spending review

• National minimum wage: Announcement on 2010/2011 rate likely "within a couple of weeks"

  The 2010 report from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) - which will set out its recommendations on the national minimum wage rates for 2010/2011 (due to come into effect on 1 October 2010) - is likely to be published "within a couple of weeks", an... Posted Feb 26 2010, 10:50 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, general election, national minimum wage, budget

• Budget 2010 confirmed for March

  Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed that the Budget 2010 will take place during March (external website), although the exact date has not yet been announced. Read More... Posted Feb 15 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, recession, budget

• Public sector pay 2010: Pay cuts in prospect?

  Many public sector workers already face low pay increases or pay freezes in 2010. Now, in an interview with the Sunday Times, Chancellor Alistair Darling has indicated that public sector pay will be subject to " restructuring " (external website... Posted Jan 25 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, employee relations, public sector, pay awards, alistair darling, budget, pay freeze, pay cut

• Alistair Darling: Budget 2010 in March; election in May; "toughest" spending cuts in 20 years thereafter?

  Labour is planning a post-election Comprehensive Spending Review which will prove to be "the toughest we have had for 20 years", according to an interview with Chancellor Alistair Darling (external website) published in the Times on Saturday... Posted Jan 11 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: public sector, pay awards, economics, general election, labour party, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending

• 1 October 2009 statutory redundancy pay increase

  My colleague Sarah Welfare telephoned BERR today about the Budget one-off rise in the limit on a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay purposes and was told the change would take place on 1 October 2009. 2009 Budget increase in statutory redundancy... Posted Apr 28 2009, 04:36 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: termination of employment, redundancy, budget

• National minimum wage 2009/2010: announcement expected "week beginning 11 May 2009"

  The announcement of the level at which the national minimum wage is to be set for 2009/2010 - coming into effect from 1 October 2009 - is now expected to be made during "the week beginning 11 May 2009". This is according to a representative... Posted Apr 24 2009, 11:10 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, recession, budget, low pay

• 2009 Budget increase in statutory redundancy pay limit

  In the 2009 Budget , the Chancellor announced a "one-off" increase in the limit on a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay purposes from £350 to £380. However, it is unclear when this will take effect, or even how the Government plans... Posted Apr 23 2009, 08:49 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, redundancy, budget

• Budget 2009: reactions

  Chancellor Alistair Darling has now delivered Budget 2009, and the official reactions are coming through thick and fast. Following on from our live blog on Budget 2009 , we present the views from a number of the organisations. This will be updated over... Posted Apr 22 2009, 04:25 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, budget

• Budget 2009: the speech

  As Chancellor Alistair Darling stands up to deliver his second Budget statement to the House of Commons, we have already learned this morning that the recession pushed government borrowing to £90 billion in the last financial year (PDF format, 99.6kb... Posted Apr 22 2009, 01:31 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, economics, alistair darling, budget, public spending

• Budget 2009: the U-word

  As the final bets are placed on what the Budget will contain, we gear up to covering the Budget statement live on Employment Intelligence from 12:30pm tomorrow. The odds that the Chancellor will use the word "sorry" are running at five to one... Posted Apr 21 2009, 05:15 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, recession, unemployment, budget