Ahead of the Queen’s Speech next week, the Forum of Private Business has urged the Government to ensure the Groceries Code Adjudicator has the necessary power to fine supermarkets who unfairly abuse their suppliers, and to ensure new laws on parental leave don’t unfairly harm small business, particularly with...

The number of new job opportunities available in April showed steady year-on-year growth, in spite of a contracting economy during the first quarter of 2012. The Reed Job Index of new vacancies showed a seven per cent rise compared to April 2011, although the Easter holidays prompted a six...

The latest issue of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s JobsOutlook, the monthly survey of employers’ hiring intentions, shows employer confidence grew throughout the first quarter of 2012 to reach its highest level since the survey began in March 2009. Employers intend to hire more staff in both the short...

A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction. The economy shrank by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2011.  The UK economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders says it “adds to the...

Universities can expect a decline in applications following the fee increase, according to students. Many even claimed their current course is not worth the money. survey of more than 100 students and graduates by graduate recruitment website Milkround revealed more than 80 percent of its respondents believe raising university...