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Reading Time | < 1 min 02 Feb 2015

BHP welcomes Mark Roberts

Reading Time • < 1 minBHP is proud to welcome Mark Roberts to its Consulting team. Led by partner David Mitchell, BHP consulting works with...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 02 Feb 2015

Regulation not the answer for labour market, says CIPD

Reading Time • 2 minsChanging employment regulation will have little effect on the UK labour market, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and The Work Foundation. The UK labour market performs well in comparison t...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 29 Jan 2015

Scotland tax devolution legislation published

Reading Time • 2 minsDraft legislation that will see the devolution of tax powers to Scotland has been published by the UK government.The proposed bill will grant Holyrood further powers to control:Income taxThe Scottish Pa...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Jan 2015

Fastest annual economic growth since 2007

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy grew by an annual rate of 2.6% across 2014, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. This is higher than the 1.7% annual growth rate recorded in 2013, and is the fastest annual growth in GDP since 2007....
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Reading Time | < 1 min 27 Jan 2015

Small employers not prepared for auto-enrolment

Reading Time • < 1 minThe majority of small and micro-employers have not set up a workplace pension scheme ahead of their auto-enrolment staging dates, according to research by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). Around 45,000 small and micro companies...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 23 Jan 2015

Employers urged to increase sick leave flexibility

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers should work to make their sick leave policies more flexible, according to a report by The Work Foundation. The study into employee health and wellbeing aims to identify areas for policy improvement and suggest solutions to current...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 23 Jan 2015

The Pensions Regulators’ key messages for employers this January

Reading Time • < 1 minBetween February and May 2015 The Pensions Regulator will be sending out over a million additional letters, writing to ALL small and micro employers with a staging date between May 2016 and August 2017 to ensure they know when their new workplace duties start.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 22 Jan 2015

Retirement saving hit by financial crisis

Reading Time • 2 minsAlmost half of savers stopped or reduced the amount they were saving for retirement following the economic downturn, research by HSBC has revealed. The research sheds light on the long-term effects the 2007/08 financial crisis had on retire...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 21 Jan 2015

Involve employers in university studies, says education body

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers should have more input into the design of university courses, according to a report by a higher education body. The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) argues that boosting employer engagement at university level will produce more 'wor...
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