UK growth is starting to slow down, says new CBI report
The UK economy has recorded spectacular growth levels over the past few months, but a new report by the Confederation of British Industry now suggests that the pace is starting to slow down.
Accurate workforce metrics can help HR departments boost productivity
Accurate workforce metrics can help HR professionals and the colleagues they work with be more productive, analysis carried out by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has revealed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tensor adopts EyeLynx surveillance technologies for fully integrated access control solutions
Tensor, the No.1 British designer and manufacturer of smart card – based access control and time and attendance terminals, is proud to announce the full integration of the top-range surveillance solutions developed by EyeLynx into our comprehensive WinTA.NET access control platform.
Renewed confidence leads to SMEs going on hiring spree
While the number of small and medium enterprises in the UK is growing, existing SMEs are also much more confident about their future and are planning to go on a hiring spree, a new report by the Federation Of Small Businesses has revealed.
Industry body urges companies the tackle youth unemployment
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, is urging companies to do their best in order to help tackle youth unemployment, a brand new media report has revealed.
UK unemployment hits 2.56 million
A new report by the Office for National Statistics revealed the fact that UK unemployment rose by 70,000 to 2.56 million between December and February.
Search for suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings relies heavily on CCTV footage analysis
Following the tragic Boston Marathon bombings, that left three people dead and many more wounded, the FBI, police and other law-enforcement agencies across the US had to rapidly scramble in order to find and apprehend the persons responsible for the terrorist attack.