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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Pension contributions declined during recession

Reading Time • < 1 minThe arrival of the recession in 2008 resulted in a drop in overall pension contributions, the first since records began in 1995.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Pension funds back in the black

Reading Time • < 1 minThe 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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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Smaller firms still being affected by late payments

Reading Time • 2 minsMany small firms are having to wait longer to get paid, new research has shown.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Long-term sick leave rules could hamper recruitment

Reading Time • 2 minsRulings 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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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Call to drop fuel duty increases

Reading Time • < 1 minPlanned rises in fuel duty should be scrapped, a business group has urged.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Recession takes its toll of training budgets

Reading Time • < 1 minThe economic downturn has had a significant impact on the funds invested by businesses in training.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Huge numbers failing to save for retirement

Reading Time • < 1 minAlmost two out of three private sector employees are not saving for a pension, official figures have revealed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Urgent action needed to improve management standards

Reading Time • < 1 minRaising the standards of British business management needs to be much higher on the political agenda, it has been claimed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Reversing NIC increase would boost tax receipts, says IoD

Reading Time • < 1 minThe 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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