More than half (51.2 per cent) of the SMEs surveyed in the latest quarterly Close Brothers Business Barometer say they presently have no plans to take on staff over the next 12 months. The large number of SMEs planning to freeze headcount this year underlines the cautious mood now prevailing at many businesses. Even among the minority
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