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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Dec 2014

Small firms predict 2015 growth

Reading Time • < 1 minAlmost two thirds of small businesses are predicting business growth in 2015, according to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB members' survey found that 62% of respondents are optimistic that their business will g...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Dec 2014

Small firms suffer from poor payment practices

Reading Time • 2 minsAlmost 1 in 5 small businesses have suffered from poor payment practices during the past 2 years, research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The survey of 2,500 FSB member businesses found that 17% have faced various forms of "su...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Dec 2014

BHP tops league table for charity expertise

Reading Time • < 1 minBHP Chartered Accountants has topped the league table in the Charity Audit Survey 2014. The national survey, published by Charity...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Dec 2014

Auto enrolment hits 5 million milestone

Reading Time • < 1 minThe number of employees automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme has reached 5 million, according to the Pensions Regulator. The figures show that more than 42,700 employers have enrolled their employees into a workplace schem...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Dec 2014

Employees unaware of workplace benefits

Reading Time • < 1 minAlmost 1 in 7 workers are unaware of the workplace benefit packages offered by their employers, according to research conducted by Friends Life and YouGov. The survey of more than 12,200 employees found that almost 15% didn't know what pens...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Dec 2014

Low interest rates encourage savers to spend

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than two fifths of savers have made unplanned withdrawals in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Prudential. The survey of more than 2,000 people with savings and investments reveals that 43% have withdrawn money from their sa...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Dec 2014

Flexible working popular among employees

Reading Time • < 1 minThere is a high demand among employees for flexible working arrangements, research by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and Citrix has found. The research, which surveyed almost 1,300 employees in the UK, showed that flex...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 08 Dec 2014

Businesses fail to act on employee wellbeing

Reading Time • < 1 minThree quarters of employers believe that unhealthy employees pose a business risk, yet 1 in 3 do not provide workplace health support, research by Bupa has found. The healthcare specialists surveyed almost 1,800 employers and more than 17,0...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 05 Dec 2014

Durability of pension reforms questioned

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government's flagship pension policies may not survive a change of government, according to a survey of financial advisers by investment platform provider AJ Bell. The Chancellor's 2014 Budget pensions freedoms, which will eliminate the...
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