Monthly Archives: November 2016

Tax cuts prevented government from balancing the books

Tax giveaways worth £32 billion this year have prevented the government from meeting its fiscal targets, according to new analysis published today by the Resolution Foundation as it calls on the Chancellor to set out a new approach to tax cuts in his Autumn Statement. The Foundation says that expensive tax cuts implemented by the
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Digital nomads: The new way of working

Everyone is familiar with the (outdated) 9-5 working week. Popularly characterised by white walls, office cubicles and desk-bound jobs, there is a new wave of people who are taking flexible working to a whole new level. And who are they? Digital nomads. These are people who travel the world while still maintaining their successful careers.
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Business investment expected to slow after Autumn Statement

Revising down its GDP growth forecast to 1.3%, from 2% in the previous forecast, CBI predicts a weaker economic performance next year after the Chancellors Autumn Statement. The business group’s growth forecast in 2016 is unchanged at 2%, reflecting a stronger first half of the year and resilience in the months since the Referendum. But
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Alternatives to ease stressed workers for National Stress Awareness day

Following on from the announcement that stress has become the top health and safety concern in the workplace on National Stress Awareness day, UK job network City Calling reveals how companies are tackling this issue with ‘soft benefits’ aimed countering rising stress levels. Today see’s the nation engaging in National Stress Awareness day, a campaign to teach people how
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Why being forewarned is being forearmed when starting a business

Starting a new business is tough. Having gone through the process myself a number of times in different continents, I can testify to this. Not only are there long hours ahead and tough decisions to be made, it will likely come at a considerable financial cost. We conducted research which found businesses spent an average of
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Stressed workers more likely to blame physical illnesses for absence

A quarter of  stressed workers have taken time off but blame it on physical illness instead, a report by Aviva finds. The report looks into the causes for employee absences in time for National Stress Awareness Day. Stress has become the top health and safety concern in the workplace and National Stress Awareness Day aims to tackle
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Strengthening employee representation voice is the right response

The government should consider introducing a new ‘comply or explain’ requirement for businesses to assess the best route to improving employee representation and introduce a binding vote on executive pay for companies that continually fail to satisfy shareholders with remuneration decisions, according to CBI. In its response to the BEIS Select Committee inquiry into corporate
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Fight cyber crime by sharing hacking experiences, businesses urged

Jason Fry, cyber security specialist at PAV IT Services says that he is not convinced that companies that have suffered cyber attacks would be open and honest about it, through fear of criticism. ‘However, this is the only way companies will learn, benefit and ultimately reduce the likelihood of an attack,’ he says. Cyber crime has remained
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West End festive sales set to light up a gloomy year

West End retailers are anticipating a very merry Christmas to add sparkle to an otherwise challenging year. Till receipts for the Christmas trading period, which kick starts this Sunday when the Christmas lights are switched on across the West End – are forecast to rise 1.6 per cent year-on-year to £2.34 billion, a new report
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