A report by a committee of MPs has piled on the pressure to the embattled private equity industry, according to...
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CBI approves of government proposals to reduce regulatory burden on business
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe CBI has welcomed a fresh drive by the government to reduce the regulatory burden on business, announced by business...
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Controversial MP Boris Johnson has called on government to help Londoners get to work through better transport links, claiming: “Our...
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AstraZeneca is to axe 7,600 jobs as part of an expanded cost-cutting driveIn February, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker announced plans to...
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The government has announced a renewed skills drive to help deliver its ambitious housing reforms, published earlier this week.
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Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a £227,000 Opportunity Fund project called Skills for Food. The scheme will provide catering...
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Banking and insurance group Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) will axe 1,000 jobs in an attempt to reduce its operating costs.CFS whose...
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Jonathan Baume talks about the challenges of his third term as general secretary of senior civil servants' union the FDA.Continuing our series of interviews with influential figures from business and industry.
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has welcomed the government’s decision to cut public service targets. Up to 80...
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£3bn wage bill for London Olympics could rocket by 20% if Olympic Delivery Authority gives into union demands for direct employment
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryUnion demands for direct employment on the Olympic Games building project could send the £3bn wage bill rocketing by as much as...
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Former CBI chief Dibgy, Lord Jones of Birmingham, has admitted that his skills envoy job was only half finished when...
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Freelancers, the self-employed and small business owners – nearly four million people – have been left out of the government’s skills...
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ConstructionSkills, the skills council for the construction industry, has announced that it will provide a record £140m in grants for...
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Health services in the UK will get a major boost through an annual allocation of £100m of additional funds to...
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Unemployment down by 35,000 in second quarter of 2007, Office for National Statistics figures show
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA fall in unemployment has been welcomed as evidence of a labour market recovery.Office for National Statistics figures showed that...