Staff fighting closure of women’s open prison near York
Staff working at HMP Askham Grange, a women’s open prison near York, have launched an online petition in an attempt to save it from closure, a news report in the media has revealed.
SME confidence is rising sharply across Europe, new research reveals
Most of the SMEs across Europe are very confident that their businesses will grow over the next two years, research conducted across more than 1,700 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in six European countries has revealed.
Lack of motivation and poor health cost UK economy £6 billion, research reveals
Employees that are not properly motivated and experience various health-related problems work well-below peak productivity and are actually holding back potential growth, causing British companies to lose up to £6 billion a year, a brand new research report has revealed.
UK job vacancies hit fastest growth rate in 15 years
The growth in UK job vacancies managed to record its fastest rate in 15 years this November, according to a report produced by the research firm Markit on behalf of the body that represents recruitment firms.
UK Government reveals £375bn National Infrastructure Plan (NIP)
The Government has revealed the details of an impressive infrastructure spending plan for the next two decades, that will see 375 billion pounds being invested in energy, transport, communications, and water projects.
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Firms fail to use HR data properly for taking business decisions, new study reveals
Despite being able to collect specific data regarding their employees’ activity, the large majority of companies don’t use it properly in order to drive business decisions, a new report carried out by Alexander Mann Solutions and the HRO Today Institute between May and September this year has suggests.
East of England SMEs to get significant funding for low carbon business projects
Eligible SMEs in the East of England region will be able to access investment funds between £25,000 and £75,000 for implementing low carbon business projects under a new scheme that’s just been announced by the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (
Manufacturing to grow faster than overall UK economy next year, forecasts indicate
The UK manufacturing sector is set to grow by 2.7% over the course of 2014, at a faster rate than the overall UK economy, an industry report published by the UK manufacturers’ organisation EEF has revealed.
Help to Buy scheme drives significant surge in the construction sector
The Government’s Help to Buy scheme has managed to drive a significant surge in the construction sector, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has recently revealed during a visit at a brick factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
UK managers don’t do enough to motivate team performance, study suggests
More than half of UK workers believe that their managers don’t do enough in order to motivate them, which leads to lower overall performance levels within teams, a brand new study by benefits provider Edenred has revealed.
New technology drives small business owners to work harder
Close to 47% of all microbusiness owners and sole traders feel that they’re working harder than ever before, with new technology keeping them connected to their work at all times.