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Use Of Zero-Hours Contracts Increases
The use of zero-hours contracts has risen by 6% in the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics…
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Wage Enforcement Measures Announced
A range of measures to ensure that businesses comply with their wage obligations have been announced by the Business Secretary.…
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Advisory Fuel Rates Change
The rates that apply to fuel cost for company cars have changed as of 1 September 2015. The new advisory…
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Consumers Look To New Payment Technologies
Almost 4 in 10 current account holders think the rise of technology will eliminate the need to use cash in…
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Cost Of Children’s School Equipment Rises
Parents will spend an average of £164 on purchases for children starting the new school year, according to research by…
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Gender Pay Gap Between Management Roles
Women working in management roles are effectively working unpaid for almost 2 hours each day, according to analysis from the…
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Headlam post solid results
Headlam posted solid results on Monday for the first six months to June 30th, with revenue rising to £313.5 million from £301 million…
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A Third Of Pensioners In Debt
Almost a third of retirees were in debt at the time they stopped work, research by Old Mutual Wealth shows.…
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Employees Not Taking Full Annual Leave
More than half of the British workforce does not take the full amount of annual leave each year, research by…
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Protection Insurers In Record Daily Payout
Insurers helped a record number of families in 2014 with more than 350 payouts being made every day, according to…
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CBI Upgrades UK Economic Forecast
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has upgraded its annual economic forecast for 2015 from 2.4% to 2.6%. Quarterly growth…
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Government To Unveil Apprenticeship Strategy
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce more details regarding the government’s strategy to increase the number and quality…
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GoodWeave Applauds New Slavery Act and Highlights Relevance of GoodWeave Label
The Modern Day Slavery Act has just been given Royal Assent. From October 2015, this will mean that any British…
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Interface paves the way to Nature-Inspired Design at The Flooring Show
An advocate of biophilic design, leading modular flooring manufacturer, Interface, will be showcasing products from its latest global range of…
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Over-50s Turn To Stock Market To Fund Retirement
A large number of over-50s are turning to stock market investments to help fund their retirement, according to research by…
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Overqualified Graduates Saturate High-Skill Jobs Market
Job over-qualification is reaching ‘saturation point’ as more university graduates are entering jobs that do not require a degree, according…
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Over 50s Employment Rate At Record High
The number of people aged between 50 and 64 in employment has reached a record high of 8.2 million, according…
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Student Debt Sees Annual Increase
The estimated average student debt has increased by 15% to £22,131 when compared to last year, figures by Lloyds Bank…
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Ex-Partners Run Up Shared Credit Card Debts
Ex-partners rack up an average of £457 in debt on shared credit cards, according to figures released by uSwitch. The…
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Unemployment Rises By 25,000
The number of people out of work has increased by 25,000, according to figures released by the Office of National…
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Care Costs Exceed Pension Savings
Care costs are higher than the average pension pot, research by LV= suggests. The average length of stay in a…
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Young Worker’s Job Prospects Set To Improve
The number of employers who say they are planning to hire apprentices and school leavers has risen, according to data…
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Carpet and Hard Floor Layers required FT – PT – Subcontract – John Lewis Cambridge and Ipswich
Carpet and Hard Floor layers required on a full or part time subcontractor basis for John…
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Invoice Finance Restrictions Lifted
A ban on anti-invoice finance terms in business contracts will be introduced by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills…
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A Fifth Of Earnings Are Spare Cash
The average person in the UK has £38.19 a week in spare cash to spend however they want, according to…
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