The burden of employment legislation could be slashed after prime minister Tony Blair told every government department to reduce red...
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Backbench MPs from the major UK political parties are pushing for a huge pay rise that would take their salaries...
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Business leaders have set out their Christmas wish list to government as it approaches its last big parliamentary day of...
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Results of Eddington study into maintaining competitiveness of UK transport system published
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryFormer British Airways chief Sir Rod Eddington has published the findings of his study looking at the role the UK’s...
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National Audit Office praises Jobcentre Plus as £16m cost of missed interviews fails to deter agency from helping 11 million jobseekers in quest for jobs
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryJobseekers who fail to turn up for interviews to help them find work cost taxpayers at least £16m a year,...
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Scottish Labour Party backs bid for Christmas and New Year closure of big retail outlets in Scotland
Retail union Usdaw has welcomed support from the Scottish Labour Party for a Bill sponsored by MSP Karen Whitefield that...
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Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd has written to the boss of luxury fashion firm Burberry to request that the company reconsider its...
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Business leaders call on employers to help fight the UK skills shortage
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBusiness leaders today insisted employers needed to “step up to the plate” to help the government fight off a skills...
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Professional and managerial workers from overseas contribute £54.3bn a year to the UK economy, research out today reveals. The study,...
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As the final report of the Leitch Review of UK skills is about to be published, employers need to set out their learning and development priorities, says Margaret Kubicek.
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Government claims to have saved £13.3bn and cut 55,000 jobs as part of Gershon review
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA total of £13.3bn in efficiency gains have been made as part of the Gershon Review, the government has said.
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Almost two thirds of business chiefs are unhappy with the government’s tax regime, according to a CBI survey.
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MoD urged to find out why companies do not claim for reservists’ costs
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Ministry of Defence has been urged to find out why less than one in 20 employers of military reservists...
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The European Commission (EC) has launched a Green Paper on modernising labour law and adaptation to the modern world of...
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University training coup
Universities are set to play a much bigger role in professional education and staff training, according to a...