Milton Keynes investment agency Invest Milton Keynes has said investor interest is at its highest level for four years, leading...
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Education and skills secretary Alan Johnson has announced the first batch of organisations to sign up to the much hyped...
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The government today launches the long-awaited skills pledge today as part of its overall response to the Leitch Review, commissioned...
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A leading trade union has called for talks with management of Jaguar and Land Rover, after its parent company Ford...
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Construction union Ucatt slams proposed delay to introducing extended holiday entitlement
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryConstruction union Ucatt has blasted a proposed delay to extending workers’ minimum paid holiday entitlement from 20 days to 28.
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The government is expected to reveal a host of private sector signatures when it finally unveils the Leitch skills pledge...
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Trade and industry select committee criticises government for cutting consultation period on post office closures to six weeks
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Trade and Industry Select Committee has criticised the government’s reduced consultation period on post office closures.In a report published...
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Supermarket chain Kwik Save is to re-open 20 of the 79 stores it closed at the end of last month...
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The unanimous agreement that climate change must be tackled has been widely acclaimed as the biggest achievement of G8 summit...
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Employers are footing a £400m annual bill for their employees to make personal calls using company mobiles, according to a...
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Rumours of Cadbury Schweppes slashing UK jobs as part of a £300m cost-cutting drive have been rubbished by the Transport...
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Communication Workers Union members working at Royal Mail vote to strike over 2.5% pay offer
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPostal workers have voted to hold their first nationwide strike in more than a decade. Members of the Communication Workers...
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News International, publishers of the Sun and Sunday Times is planning to axe nearly 100 jobs, or around 14% of...
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EEF keeps up pressure by setting out concerns over EU plans on agency workers to Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherManufacturing and engineering employers’ group the EEF has written to in-coming prime minister Gordon Brown expressing its concern over trade...
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Accord Energy, the energy trading arm of Centrica, loses five senior executives
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherUtility giant Centrica is recoiling after its energy trading arm Accord Energy lost five senior executives – a fifth of...