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Unemployment Records Reaching New Heights
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) records show that that unemployment on the UK is still on the rise with the number increasing by another 244,000 in the first three months of 2009 to reach 2.22 million. In percentage terms, this puts the number of people that are currently without employment at 7.1%. Claims for unemployment benefits also rose to 1.51 million in April alone. The rise in the number of unemployed this quarter is now at [+]Unemployment Seriously Damaging the Economy
Official figures are expected to show that the UK economy shrank in the first quarter of this year at the same pace that it did in the final three months of last year, which is obviously not necessarily going to be good for business. Analysts are predicting that the gross domestic product (GDP) will have fallen by 1.5% between January and March of this year after it fell by 1.6% between October and December last year. This [+]£5.3 billion Paternity Right Proposal - Would You Welcome A Change?
Paternity Rights (or wrongs?) Paternity rights has turned into quite a hot topic – despite a recent increase in Statutory Paternity Pay, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has chipped in with proposed plans to extend paternity rights further, a move that has been met with both positive and negative reaction from Britain’s small businesses. The plans put forth by the Equality and Human Rights Commission are asking for fathers to be given at least 90 per [+]New Industry to Aid Employment
The Government have developed a strategic plan in order to invest in the economic and industrial future of the country. The “Building Britain’s Future – New Industry, New Jobs” scheme will identify the areas of industry that the Government need to impact to ensure that individuals and businesses in the UK can successfully compete for jobs in the future. Lord Mandelson – the Business Secretary said: “The world’s economy, emerging from the downturn, is set to double [+]The Potential Rewards of Debriefing
Reaping Maximum Rewards Many people are telling us that now more than ever it is important to train staff well to do their jobs effectively and focused. Many believe that the better trained your staff are, the more successful your business will be. However, many people forget that in order to get the maximum benefit out of training, you should always try to debrief staff after they return. Failure to debrief can lead to employees feeling de-motivated and [+]Budget Must Solve Banking and Unemployment
The problems with banks and rising unemployment have been at the top of the aims-list for the Budget for years, but in the Budget this year (April 22nd), these two things are possibly more important than ever. The Federation of Small Businesses (FBS) has come up with a list of practical solutions to help tackle the recession. It is therefore calling on the government to put in place an automatic rate relief for small businesses and [+]Freelancing - What You Need To Know To Succeed!
Freelancers are doing it for themselves… Freelancing can be a struggle and the odd economic crisis doesn’t exactly give you a helping hand. Don’t be surprised when I tell you this but there are quite a lot of successful freelancers out there! How do they do it? It’s not magic…there are tips to keep in mind if you want to join them and succeed yourself! Talk people’s ears off… No one is going to know anything about you [+]More From Choose a category
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