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Whilst the main news for many employers is simply that the deadline for filing the Employers’ Annual Return Form P35 is little more than a week away, there are some businesses who risk receiving automatic late filing penalties even when a Form P35 isn’t actually due
An initiative designed to help freelancers comply with ‘IR35’ tax avoidance rules has been strongly criticised by business groups.
Responding to today’s publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report on the Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
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The Bank of England is expected to call time on the latest round of quantitative easing on Thursday following signs that inflation is proving more “sticky” than expected.
The head of a leading educational charity has said more science and engineering companies need to invest in actively engaging with education if they are to avoid a recruitment skills gap in the short and medium term.
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk is today leading the call for more organisations to sign up to the Mentorsme portal and join the national mentoring network.
Creating the right conditions for businesses to grow and succeed is at the centre of new business legislation announced today in the Queen’s Speech.
n a UK first for higher education, Lancaster University Management School is supplementing its teaching capabilities with expert soft skills learning content from Video Arts, to provide core practical skills for students on its business, management and marketing programmes.
British retail sales posted their biggest fall in more than a year last month and growth in the number of people placed in permanent jobs in Britain slowed
Despite the gloomy economic outlook caused by the UK’s slip into a double dip recession, 60 per cent of bosses believe their organisation will grow its output over the next year with almost a fifth expecting it to grow significantly, according to research published today by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM).
The Angel CoFund has today announced the completion of its first five investments, with a total of £7.2 million committed to SMEs. Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk joined some of the first businesses to receive funding.
The CIPD is calling on the Government to hold its nerve and go ahead with the extension in this week’s Queen’s speech.
Workers across the UK declare that the balance between their work and personal life has improved since 2010, according to a new Work-Life Balance Index
The high-cost lender Wonga promises to make funds available within 15 minutes of an application
