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Despite having some rather low expectations regarding actual growth, the general level of optimism regarding the overall business environment has increased among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) the first time since April 2012, new research reveals.  

Liverpool City Council has just received a new planning application to build a 1.26 million sq ft storage and distribution hub in Croxteth, which has the potential to create almost 1,500 jobs.

Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) are contributing more than large firms to the growth of the UK economy, a recent study commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed.

British economy is set for further sustained growth for the rest of 2013, forecasters at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) have just revealed, while GDP is also expected to grow by 1% over the course of 2013, compared to the initial 0.7% estimate from April.

Zero-hours contracts have become quite popular over the past few years in the UK retail and tourism sectors, as they significantly reduce workforce-related costs. However, in order to efficiently apply such an employment method on a wide scale, companies need to implement solid time and attendance solutions that will make it very easy for HR managers to precisely determine the number of hours worked by each individual employee.

A reliable smart-card based Time and Attendance solution will bring about multiple benefits for any company that decides to have one installed, including real and sizeable savings in terms of workforce management-related budgets.

The second quarter of 2013 brought about some very good news for the UK economy, since the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported today that gross domestic product expanded by 0.6 per cent in the three months to June, double the rate of the previ

The NHS system faces extensive criticism over the declining level of care it delivers and budget-related problems, with Trusts across the UK having to cope both with budget cuts and staff shortages.

The NHS’s budget and staff troubles are not exactly a secret, and a new report by the Health & Social Care Information Centre indicates that higher sickness absence levels might be partially to blame.

Drinks manufacturer Brothers received a £10,000 fine after an employee severed an artery in an unguarded machine and needed life-saving surgery.

Authorities from a medical college in India penned a proposal for implementing a country-wide biometric verification system for all institutions in the field of medical education, following the discovery of a significant number of impostors in schools.

A 25-year-old man in the Armagh area is charged with possessing and trying to smuggle class C drugs into Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland, a news report in the local media