<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Firms have said that they were not aware of a ban in England on single-use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays that comes into force on Sunday.The ban does not extend to plastic containers and trays used in takeaways or for pre-packaged food in shops leading to environmental campaigners saying the new rules do not go far enough, ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>On the eve of the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences, new analysis reveals the acute need for greater support to help British businesses navigate a pivotal 15 months of new rules related to international trade.A new report from the Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) finds that over 20 major policy changes will impact all British firms ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>UK households are facing an average tax rise of £3,500 a year by the next election, the country’s leading economics thinktank has said – the biggest increase over a parliament on records dating back more than 70 years.The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that on current forecasts the Conservatives were on track to raise £100bn more annually ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level in six months in August as prospective homeowners stayed away from the property market and average mortgage costs approached 5 per cent.Data from the Bank of England showed that the number of new mortgages approved in August, an indicator of future borrowing, dropped from 49,500 to 45,000, the lowest level since ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>The UK economy is far bigger than before the Covid-19 crisis than first thought, with the country’s growth outpacing Germany and France, new revisions to official data this morning revealed.Gross domestic product is now estimated to be 1.8 per cent larger compared with the final months of 2019, just before the pandemic swept through the country, according to ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Government must give pubs which serve as the beating hearts of their communities greater support with tax rebates to safeguard the nation’s locals as vital social lifelines, a report from the think-tank Localis has urged today.In a report issued today entitled ‘Inn-Valuable: unlocking the socio-economic potential of our nation’s pubs’, Localis also argued that a minister for pubs role ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Kubair believes in helping teams to unlearn old, and develop new, behaviours to inspire new capabilitiesAs a coach and mentor, Kubair enables this and nurtures a customer-centric, creative team mindset and culture through his company: Agilitea. And with that, entire teams are better placed to reach their true potential. Hearing Kubair’s story is inspirational and beautiful in its ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>2,500 ambitious tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes, the Cabinet Office has announced.This is being kickstarted by the new digital apprenticeship programme, which will support the recruitment of 500 early career entrants into digital roles this financial year across government. This new programme will ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Ensuring websites create conversion rich opportunities is just one of RapidSpike’s three core offeringsA tech entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Gav Winter has previously founded two major technology consultancies, Gav is an award-winning entrepreneur and leader, and an expert in high-growth strategy. Today he is CEO of next-generation website monitoring company, RapidSpike. RapidSpike is a next-generation website ...
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Parents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing more than £600 of extra childcare costs a month, a study has found, as employers demand staff spend more days in the office.More than half of parents said they had come under increasing pressure to increase time spent at their desks, in response to a survey by the flexible ...