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Companies who fail to pay their employees the national minimum wage will face significantly increased penalties, as part of a Government crackdown, with the value of the maximum fines quadrupling compared to current values.

As part of a major initiative to address lean energy efficient retrofit of 1950s solid wall homes, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is set to launch S-IMPLER, a new research and demonstration project that has been specifically designed to help the r

The International Monetary Fund is expected to raise its UK growth forecasts for 2014 from 1.9% to 2.4%, which would push up the country’s growth forecasts by more than for any other major economy.

A global survey carried out by Antal International discovered that the United Kingdom’s job market has improved by 10 per cent year-on-year over the course of 2013, an impressive 5% over the global average.

The adoption of RFID-based access control and inventory monitoring/management solutions is growing at a steady pace across the retail sector, a new ChainLink Research report, sponsored by Tyco Retail Solutions, has revealed.

Prisoners in jails across England and Wales who participate in educational courses are much less likely to reoffend after being released, a brand new research carried out by the Ministry of Justice has revealed.

Existing plans to introduce the right to request flexible working for all employees have been further postponed by delays to the Children and Families Bill, a news media news report on this matter has revealed.

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in Q4, 2013, with the annual growth rate rising to 1.9%, the UK’s fastest annual rate of growth since 2007, figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Close to 80% of national private sector jobs were created in the Greater London Area between 2010 and 2012, a report by leading urban economic Think Tank, Centre for Cities, has revealed.

Despite job vacancies in England returning to their pre-recession levels, skills shortages have also grown significantly, a study published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES ) warned.

The city of Oxford and the surrounding area are set to receive a significant cash injection as part of the landmark City Deal scheme, which will grant extensive administrative powers to the region, a recent news report has revealed.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are quite confident about their future and expect business volumes to grow over the course of 2014, new research reveals.