News & Events
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Pension funds back in the black
Reading Time • < 1 min The improving economic climate has seen the funds of the UK’s final salary pension schemes move into a surplus for the first time in nearly two years.
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Smaller firms still being affected by late payments
Reading Time • 2 mins Many small firms are having to wait longer to get paid, new research has shown.
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Long-term sick leave rules could hamper recruitment
Reading Time • 2 mins Rulings handed down by the European Court of Justice on long-term sick leave are making it more difficult for smaller employers to take on staff.
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Call to drop fuel duty increases
Reading Time • < 1 min Planned rises in fuel duty should be scrapped, a business group has urged.
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Recession takes its toll of training budgets
Reading Time • < 1 min The economic downturn has had a significant impact on the funds invested by businesses in training.
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Huge numbers failing to save for retirement
Reading Time • < 1 min Almost two out of three private sector employees are not saving for a pension, official figures have revealed.
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Urgent action needed to improve management standards
Reading Time • < 1 min Raising the standards of British business management needs to be much higher on the political agenda, it has been claimed.
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Reversing NIC increase would boost tax receipts, says IoD
Reading Time • < 1 min The Institute of Directors (IoD) has argued that changing the decision to increase national insurance contributions would generate higher tax receipts in the longer run.
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Reform the tax system to ‘rebalance’ the economy
Reading Time • 2 mins The UK’s tax regime requires a major overhaul if the economy is to be balanced and competitive.