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Treasury Minister 'Definitively' Not Ruling Out Windfall Tax As Pressure Builds On Government To Act

Treasury Minister "Definitively" Not Ruling Out Windfall Tax As Pressure Builds On Government To Act

23 May Economy

Another minister has left the door open to a windfall tax on major energy companies as pressure grows on the government to spell out how it will help households through the cost of living crisis.

Impatient Tory MPs Fear They'll Be Stitched Up By A U-Turn On Windfall Tax

21 May Economy

Impatient Tory MPs Fear They'll Be Stitched Up By A U-Turn On Windfall Tax

Labour Compares Government To P&O Ferries Over Plan To Cut 91,000 Civil Service Jobs

19 May Economy

Labour Compares Government To P&O Ferries Over Plan To Cut 91,000 Civil Service Jobs

Tory MPs Are Struggling To Justify No New Cost Of Living Support To Worried Constituents

17 May Economy

Tory MPs Are Struggling To Justify No New Cost Of Living Support To Worried Constituents

Jacob Rees-Mogg Insists Cutting 90,000 Civil Servant Jobs Isn't A Return To Austerity

13 May Economy

Jacob Rees-Mogg Insists Cutting 90,000 Civil Servant Jobs Isn't A Return To Austerity

New Rules Allowing Restaurant Staff To Keep Tips Could Come In Despite Employment Bill Being Ditched

12 May Economy

New Rules Allowing Restaurant Staff To Keep Tips Could Come In Despite Employment Bill Being Ditched

Government Distances Itself From Tory MP's Claim That People Using Foodbanks Can't Budget

12 May Economy

Government Distances Itself From Tory MP's Claim That People Using Foodbanks Can't Budget

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A benefits increase is essential to ease the cost of living for low-income families

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A benefits increase is essential to ease the cost of living for low-income families

Unlocking Britain’s full fibre future

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Unlocking Britain’s full fibre future

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24 May Economy

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With the cost of living crisis only getting worse, we must tackle the growing need for food banks

12 May Economy

With the cost of living crisis only getting worse, we must tackle the growing need for food banks

Today, we are launching a landmark investigation into how we tackle the growing – and incredibly concerning – need for food banks across the UK.

Anxious Vets Warn Scrapping Post-Brexit Checks Will Expose The UK To Disease

30 Apr Brexit

Anxious Vets Warn Scrapping Post-Brexit Checks Will Expose The UK To Disease

UK vets have demanded a meeting with Jacob Rees-Mogg to warn that the government's decision to scrap a range of post-Brexit checks on goods coming in from the European Union will remove the UK's "first line of defence against disease coming into the country”.

Rishi Sunak’s Crypto Push Could Increase Risk For Amateur Investors

05 Apr Economy

Rishi Sunak’s Crypto Push Could Increase Risk For Amateur Investors

Industry figures have welcomed government plans to regulate some stable forms of cryptocurrency, but cite concerns that the push could increase risk for amateur investors.

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Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives

Reacting to today’s publication of the Trade Union Bill, professionals union Prospect has insisted that it always seeks the strongest possible mandate for strike action, and that walkouts are a last resort.

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Trade union bill slams door on ‘One Nation’ Britain, says Unite

Ministers were urged to rethink the restrictive proposals in the Trade Union bill that threaten to cast unions as the enemy within, Unite, the countrys largest trade union, said today (Wednesday 15 July).

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Skin cancer risk faced by public service workers to be highlighted

The risk public service workers face of contracting skin cancer will be highlighted at an IOSH event.

An unnecessary attack on workers that will disrupt the balance in the workplace

15 Jul 2015 Economy

An unnecessary attack on workers that will disrupt the balance in the workplace

General Secretary of the TUC, Frances O’Grady, argues that the “unnecessary and antagonistic” Trade Union Bill being published today exposes Tory claims of being the workers’ party to be a sham

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Trade Union Bill Will Seriously Damage Industrial Relations And Bankrupt The Labour Party Says GMB

Blatant one sided approach is guaranteed to poison the relationship between workers and their managers and will lead to even more trouble says GMB

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

ATL comment on the Trade Union Bill

Responding to the Trade Union Bill, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Chilling common theme to Government legislative agenda

Commenting on the Trade Union Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

UK Businesses failing customers since 2013 buoyed by improvement for Banks, Utilities and Transport

- Banking, Transport and Utilities sectors most improved - Retail Food, Automotive, Leisure and Services see biggest fall - First Direct take the top spot for the first time

Consumer goods: How better customer service can boost the UK economy

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Consumer goods: How better customer service can boost the UK economy

Institute of Customer Service CEO Jo Causon explains what the latest Customer Satisfaction Index means for UK business

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14 Jul 2015 Economy

Industry figures reveal more than £1.8billion withdrawn in first two months as consumers exercise new pension freedoms

Nearly a quarter of a million payments worth 1.8billion were made to customers from pension pots in April and May, according to new figures published today by the Association of British Insurers.

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14 Jul 2015 Economy

MPA Welcomes Publication of Government Productivity Plan

Issues such as the encouragement of private and public investment, the development of skills, effective and proportionate taxation and regulation and competitive energy supply are of prime importance to the UK Minerals Products industry, which underpins much of our national production and economic activity.

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14 Jul 2015 Economy

CMI chief executive welcomes gender pay consultation

Ann Francke, chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, welcomed the Prime Ministers announcement of a consultation on designing new gender pay gap regulations.

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14 Jul 2015 Economy

Backing spreads for IOSH’s No Time to Lose campaign

The reach and impact of an IOSH campaign to raise awareness of occupational cancers continues to grow.

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Mott MacDonald working on AU$50 million sewerage treatment plant upgrade, Papua New Guinea

Mott MacDonald has begun preparing the detailed design of the solids management component of a new sewerage treatment plant in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Insurers expose £ 3.6 million worth of insurance frauds every day

Value of frauds detected at a record high says the Association of British Insurers.

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

AELP showcases a new training programme on Cloud Computing for the public sector at the House of Commons

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is hosting at the kind invitation of John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, a networking event for representatives from the world of education and training and the public sector, particularly local authorities, on Monday 13 July at the House of Commons.

Consumer spending hits five year high, latest figures show

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Consumer spending hits five year high, latest figures show

MPs welcome the latest consumer spending data as Visa Europe releases its UK Expenditure Index

Premier League success nets UK economy an extra £3.4bn, new report finds

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Premier League success nets UK economy an extra £3.4bn, new report finds

Global firm EY highlights the significant financial contribution the Premier League makes to the UK economy in a new study

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Low inflation and falling unemployment continues growth in consumer spending

- Expenditure growth moderates but remains strong in June (+1.4% year-on-year) - Higher consumer spending supported by greater spending on going out and household goods - Online spending sees sharpest increase in expenditure of all three monitored channels

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10 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on the skills emergency highlighted in a CBI/Pearson survey

Commenting on the skills emergency highlighted in a survey by the CBI and Pearson, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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10 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Government plans for increasing Britain’s productivity

Commenting on Business Secretarys, Sajid Javid, speech today launching plans to boost Britains productivity, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

GGF “unimpressed” with chancellor’s budget

The GGF was unimpressed with this weeks budget announcements by Chancellor George Osborne.

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

British Gas and Centrica receive Living Wage Accreditation

British Gas and its parent company Centrica have been awarded Living Wage Accreditation.

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

Productivity Plan Will Make Investment Better for Savers, Companies and the Economy

In response to the launch of the government's Productivity Plan today, Daniel Godfrey, Chief Executive of The Investment Association, said:

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