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An advanced technology designed to block mobile phone signals is set to be switched on across Scottish prisons over the next few weeks, a media news report on this topic has recently revealed.

Figures announced by the Cleveland Fire Brigade show that the number of fire-related incidents across the Teesside region soared by over 50% last year, according to a news report on this matter published in the local media.

Almost 47 percent of all workers in the construction, engineering and built environment industries plan to look for jobs in other companies over the course of 2014, a new market research report has revealed.

The UK service sector, one of the main drivers of the British economic growth, has continued to “expand strongly” throughout February, figures obtained from the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers (PMI) report suggest.

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (Bis) has recently published a set of draft regulations for shared parental leave and pay, whose final versions are scheduled to come into full force on the 1st of October 2014.

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The Government’s consultation over zero-hour contracts should also take into account the employer’s market power, the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) has argued, as part of its recommendations regarding the regulations in this sector, a news report in the HR media has 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.

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.

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.