Acas, the employment relations service, has sent out a warning to small businesses to seek advice about workplace disputes before they turn in to a costly lawsuit.
 
According to the government body, most small firms don’t consider going to mediators, with 52 percent believing such dispute resolution is only suited to large businesses.
 
Acas say that this [...]

 
The British chambers of commerce (BCC) have said that the monetary policy committee should not raise interest rates because of high inflation.
 
According to the Office for National Statistics, inflation based on the consumer price index rose to 3.8 percent in June up from 3.3 percent the previous month.
 
This has provoked suggestions that the Bank of [...]

 
Skills secretary John Denham is happy that the number of women goin into apprenticeships has increased and is thrilled about the overall success of the programme.
 
Speaking at the Apprenticeship Awards, Denham acknowledged the fact that seven of the 12 finalists at the awards are women, three of whom had undertaken programmes in the more male-dominated [...]

Business leaders and entrepreneurs are being urged to enter The National Business Awards. Any company within the UK, whether public or private, can enter the Awards - regardless of size or industry.
The awards were described by Gordon Brown as the “Business Oscars”. The National Business Awards attracts entries from a wide variety of successful organisations; [...]

There is no hidden secret why hundreds of thousands of people have quit their 9-5 job to start a home based business. The benefits that come with having your own business and working for yourself are endless. While it does require a great amount of effort to get started, the benefits of working from home [...]

Intellectual people fill the rooms of successful businesses, and they’ve all noticed the benefits that both formal and informal blogs have reaped in past years. Moreover, they will not stand aside and watch this train pass them buy, so many businesses have also stepped unto the blogging locomotive.
Businesses use blogs for a variety of reasons, [...]

 
Following the launch of the Carbon Trust Certificate, Businesses and organisations of all sizes now have a way of proving their green credentials.
 
To receive the certificate, businesses must be able to prove that they have reduced their carbon footprint by accurately measuring their emissions year-on-year. The scheme does not allow businesses to offset their emissions. [...]