Government cuts non-EU skilled work permits November 23, 2010 THE government will cap the number of skilled migrant workers it allows from outside the European Union at 21,700 a year, a cut of more than a fifth from 2009 levels. Home Secretary Theresa May told parliament today that employees sent to work in Britain by companies from another country would not be subject to [...]
Exodus feared as UK companies lose faith October 24, 2010 COMPANIES are losing patience with rising levels of taxation and regulation and many are plotting to move overseas with disastrous implications for the economy, the Confederation of British Industry will warn today. A survey of business chiefs lifted the lid on growing dissatisfaction with an economic environment which they claim is blunting their competitive edge. [...]
Coalition right to help job-creators January 26, 2011 VINCE Cable is back – and seems determined to shake off his reputation as the anti-business secretary. He wants to encourage firms to take on more workers by making it easier for them to sack underperforming staff. The number of cases reaching employment tribunals will be cut by automatically lodging all cases with Acas, the [...]
Government broadband plan revealed December 5, 2010 THE government will this morning announce an £830m strategy it hopes will make the UK the leading broadband network in Europe by 2015. A new paper will set out plans to stimulate private investment and encourage competition in the industry. This will involve encouraging firms to share their infrastructure in order to lower the costs [...]
Government broadband plan revealed December 5, 2010 THE government will this morning announce an £830m strategy it hopes will make the UK the leading broadband network in Europe by 2015. A new paper will set out plans to stimulate private investment and encourage competition in the industry. This will involve encouraging firms to share their infrastructure in order to lower the costs [...]
Budget Special March 23, 2011 THE CBI The UK’s top business lobbying organisation. It aims to influence government policy on a wide range of business matters. DIRECTOR GENERAL JOHN CRIDLAND “The chancellor has made clear the UK is open for business. The extra 1p cut in corporation tax will help firms increase investment. Meanwhile, significant changes to entrepreneurs’ taxation will [...]
Factory orders in sharp fall October 19, 2010 Factory orders fell at their sharpest pace since April this month, the CBI’s October industrial trends survey showed on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry survey’s total order book balance dropped to -28 this month from -17 in September, below expectations of a reading of -19. “The recovery in the manufacturing sector is well grounded [...]
High street sales rise for the fourth month in a row October 28, 2010 RETAIL sales continued to rise in October despite the wide ranging cuts announced by the government last week, according to figures from the Confederation of British Industry. But the rate of growth slowed compared with September – which was at a six-year high – but long term outlook remains unclear. The CBI’s monthly distributive trades [...]
Retail sales growth slows October 28, 2010 Retail sales growth eased in October from September’s six-year high, but stayed well above average and at its second-highest level this year, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed. The CBI’s monthly distributive trades survey’s reported sales balance dipped to +36 in October from +49 in September, broadly in line with economists’ forecasts [...]
Retail sales growth slows October 28, 2010 Retail sales growth eased in October from September’s six-year high, but stayed well above average and at its second-highest level this year, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed. The CBI’s monthly distributive trades survey’s reported sales balance dipped to +36 in October from +49 in September, broadly in line with economists’ forecasts [...]