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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Inflation nags away at savings

Reading Time • 2 minsThe latest rise in inflation will make life even more difficult for savers who are trying to find an account that gives them a real return on their money.
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Reading Time | 3 mins 26 Mar 2012

Government details skills strategy

Reading Time • 3 minsThe government has published its plans for boosting skills levels in the workplace.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Private pensions may see switch in indexation

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has opened the way for private sector pension schemes to change the way that savings are protected against inflation.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Mentor network to help fledgling firms

Reading Time • < 1 minA network of business mentors is to be established to provide new firms with valuable support and advice.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

New forum set up to encourage entrepreneurs

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has unveiled plans for a new forum which will offer start-up and developing firms advice on how best to manage their enterprises.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Small firms shun flexible working

Reading Time • 2 minsFewer than one in ten smaller employers allow their employees to work flexibly, a new study has claimed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Lack of publicity spend should mean freeze on new regulations

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government's decision to reduce the amount of money it spends on publicising changes to employment laws should be matched by a freeze on new rules, a business group has argued.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Pension plans could prove costly

Reading Time • 2 minsThe new automatic enrolment pension scheme, which is due to be phased in from 2012, could prove expensive for smaller firms, it has been claimed.
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Reading Time | 4 mins 26 Mar 2012

Reform the tax system, urges review

Reading Time • 4 minsThe government should consider a broad reform of the UK tax system, including an extension to the number of goods on which VAT is charged, a think tank has argued.
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