As we enter into a new financial year, a new lifestyle study out today has revealed that an alarming 72% of British workers are giving their bosses an extra 10 hours of free labour a week – in a bid to manage their workload and to keep their line...

A survey of 10,000 UK small businesses on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral reveals that more than 65% blame the Coalition Government’s lack of courage to take on vested interest than Margaret Thatcher’s ‘big bang’ reforms for lack of investment and credit available to do them during the...

Who has the biggest influence on the success of your business? Obviously your own staff, but probably you would also say your biggest clients, your suppliers and your competitors. Would you add your local MP to that list? MPs have the power to amend or endorse, champion or oppose,...

The UK is set to avoid falling back into recession, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).   The BCC believes a strong performance by Britain’s service industries during the first three months of the year has kept the economy growing.   But a separate business survey suggests any recovery...

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the move towards greater employer involvement in the apprenticeship system and is urging employers to think beyond blue collar jobs when designing their own apprenticeships. Employers’ concerns about the extent to which apprenticeships are sufficiently tailored to their needs was...