Voluntary pledge can help reduce the cost of conflict to industry A voluntary Conflict Avoidance Pledge open to organisations of any size is spearheading a campaign by seven leading professional/member bodies and two of the UK’s largest employers * to

SMEs Are Optimistic, Despite Skill Shortages 1st February 2018. High numbers of small business owners are feeling optimistic about the year ahead. According to new research, 80 percent expect growth in their own business within the next twelve months, and

Apprenticeship Levy Not Doing The Job 26th January 2018. An apprenticeship levy that was introduced back in April 2017 has yet to increase the number of people signing up for trainee-ships, according to recent reports. Industry leaders are blaming the

Spare a thought for the suffering self-employed 56% of self-employed workers strike out on their own in search of a better work-life balance, while 45 per cent want to dictate their working hours better, reveals a new survey by the

25/01/2018 Signs of a boost in household spending power The first pay awards of 2018 have been worth an average of 2.5% – a 0.5% increase on the 2017 average and a welcome sign that the spending power of UK