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Posted on 8 December 2008 - Post your comment
The outlook for IT contractors is not entirely gloomy, despite the current economic downturn, according to a new study.
Research conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) indicates that IT workers rate their...
Posted on 8 December 2008 - Post your comment
The government should offer more support to disabled people hoping to start their own business, it has been claimed.
According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB),"innovative thinking" around welfare reform is...
Posted on 5 December 2008 - Post your comment
Just ten per cent of firms expect London's status as a world city will grow over the next five years, according to research conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and professional services firm KPMG.
A number of...
Posted on 5 December 2008 - Post your comment
Banks must pass on the one percentage point interest cut on to small firms, one business group has claimed.
After the Bank of England's monetary policy committee slashed the base rate from three per cent to two per cent on...
Posted on 5 December 2008 - Post your comment
A recent clampdown on rogue recruitment agencies saw warnings issued to twelve Plymouth firms.
The government's Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate issued sanctions for a variety of employment regulation breaches.
Among the...
