Small businesses reconsidering their approach to recruitment
SHL, a global leader in talent management, has revealed that while companies are reconsidering...
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Small firms face double hit from snow and VAT hikes
With up to a quarter of small businesses forced to close during the recent severe weather and...
Read MoreSmall businesses are victims of late payments
UK SMEs are now more likely to accept excuses from late paying customers than before the recession hit meaning that many could be suffering with poor cash flow. This finding was as a result of an independently commissioned...
Read MoreBusiness services continue to lag behind says index
Confidence among the business services sector has improved slightly during Q2, despite the fact that output has declined over the quarter and the industry is performing well below levels seen before the recession, according to...
Read MoreCBI reacts to Equalities Act
The CBI has commented on the Government’s announcement that the Equalities Act will be introduced from October. The CBI is the UK’s leading business organisation, speaking for some 240,000 businesses that together...
Read MoreMen seen as top dogs in in SMEs
Perceptions of male bias in the workplace are much greater among employees in small businesses than in the working population as a whole, according to new findings. The research, which forms part of IFF Research’s...
Read MoreFSB calls for investment in training and recruitment
A new Five Point Plan has been announced by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), in a bid to create and retain jobs in a difficult economic climate. Investment in training and apprenticeships, simplifying legislation and...
Read MoreSmall firms ‘deterred from recruitment’
Red tape puts small companies off recruiting more employees, new research has claimed.A report commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) suggests that while the sector is growing the number of workers it employs...
Read More‘Reward’ small business training
Small firms which offer on-the-job training are aiding in creating a skilled workforce but are not rewarded for doing so. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) advised official qualifications should be given to these firms...
Read MoreCompany hosts debate for HR professionals
A debate will be held at the London Stock Exchange this month to discuss two human resource (HR) approaches to employee money problems. The event, hosted by finance company AXA, will include a debate on whether the financial...
Read MoreBusinesses still grappling with red tape
Government efforts to cut red tape for businesses have not gone far enough and many firms are still grappling with burdensome regulations, it has been claimed.According to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO), just one...
Read MoreFSB calls for reduction in training red tape
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the government to reduce the burden of regulation on smaller companies ahead of the introduction of new worker training rights.Last month, Skills Secretary John Denham...
Read MoreSmall businesses ‘happy with minimum wage change’
Most small and medium-sized employers are happy with recent changes to the national minimum wage, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).From October, the minimum rate of pay for adult workers will rise from...
Read MoreSmall firms in UK facing “unstable situation”
Small companies in the UK are currently facing an "unstable situation" as a result of high fuel duty and rising world oil prices, an industry body has claimed.According to the Forum of Private Business (FPB), many...
Read MoreEnthusiasm ‘can blind people to reality of business ownership’
People’s dreams of being their own boss can blind them to the realities of establishing a business, an industry body has said.According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), establishing a firm is a "kind of...
Read MoreInsurance against every eventuality ‘not always essential in business’
Being insured against every eventuality is not always necessary when starting up in business, it has been asserted.According to a spokesperson for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), while in an ideal world, the owners of...
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