5th December 2017. Factory Activity Accelerated UK manufacturing activity grew at its fastest pace in more than four years last month, according to a new survey. The Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by IHS/Markit hit 58.2 in November, the best level

Bank Branch Closures Spark Fears For SMEs 4th December 2017. Taxpayer-owned RBS has sparked concerns for small businesses after announcing plans to axe a quarter of its bank branches with the loss of 680 jobs. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

30/11/2017 Boost for young workers in 2018 NMW rates (UK) Workers between 18-20 and 21-24 will benefit from their largest percentage rises in National Minimum Wage rates for a decade on 1 April 2018, when recommendations for National Minimum and

30th November 2017. SMEs Narrow Gender Gap Further The gender pay gap among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)  is falling at twice the rate as that of all companies across the UK, according to new research. The report, conducted

30th November 2017. Disability Confident The Government is to publish plans to get millions more disabled people into work over the next 10 years Government announced today that they are to input measures to get millions of people with disabilities