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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Apr 2012

Pay deals hold steady

Reading Time • < 1 minAverage pay settlements remained constant at 2.5 per cent in the three months from May to July, it has been reported.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Apr 2012

New advisory fuel rates come into effect

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published the latest advisory fuel rates for company cars.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

Plans to reduce reporting obligations for smaller firms

Reading Time • 2 minsCountless numbers of smaller businesses could find themselves faced with a much simpler system of reporting their financial position if Government proposals get the go ahead.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

SMEs worried about the future

Reading Time • 2 minsConfidence in the economy among SMEs has suffered recently, according to a new survey.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

School leavers lack employability skills

Reading Time • 2 minsConcerns over the skill levels of school leavers have been heightened by a new report which indicates that employers are increasingly unwilling to take on young recruits.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Apr 2012

Demand for borrowing still subdued, say banks

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses and individuals are continuing to adopt a cautious approach to borrowing, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

Manufacturers more optimistic

Reading Time • 2 minsA new survey has dispelled some of the gloom surrounding the UK's manufacturing output.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

Economic fragility sees move towards flexible staffing

Reading Time • 2 minsThe uncertainty that still surrounds the economic recovery has led employers to boost their long-term plans for flexible staffing but to curtail their ambitions to increase their permanent workforces in the medium and the long-term.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Apr 2012

Fund boss urges new ways to finance firms

Reading Time • 2 minsThe chief executive of the Business Growth Fund has lent his support to encouraging alternatives to bank funding for businesses.
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