Government pledges £150m to help businesses create skilled workforce
The government is giving businesses the opportunity to bid for a share of a £150m pot to help fund training schemes and grow their companies, the skills minister Matthew Hancock has announced.
There's no way of avoiding some of the costs associated with keeping a business going: lighting, heating and power are all essential. But there are ways to keep the costs down, advises Des Franklin
Local Government Finance Act could bring £10bn economic boost
The Local Government Finance Act, which received Royal Assent on November 1, could deliver £10bn worth of economic gain, according to Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles.
GMB is calling for local authorities to be given powers to levy taxes on underused holiday homes and also to be able to compulsory purchase them in areas with acute housing need.
A Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) think tank has said that due to the continuing eurozone recession, the UK will be the fastest growing major economy in Europe in 2013 and 2014.
The British Printing Industries Federation explains how the UK’s fourth largest industrial sector is managing to keep things as green as possible by environmental reporting.
Thousands of lone workers, are at risk each year of falling victim to verbal abuse, a physical assault or an accident during work hours. Jane White of IOSH elaborates on how to mitigate the risk
In a corporate context it is important that there is a single common understanding of how the organisation defines and approaches risk, says Nigel Keogh, pensions policy manager at CIPFA.
