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10th June 2008
Agency worker deal gets EU approval
The government has secured European approval for measures to improve the rights of agency workers, it has announced. The proposals will give temporary workers the same pay, holiday and sickness...
9th June 2008
Factory gate prices soar, consumer confidence falls
Factory gate prices rose by 8.9% in the twelve months to May, figures published today show. The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal the sharpest rate of...
9th June 2008
Employees 'spend 95 minutes a week' surfing web
Office employees in the UK spend on average 95 minutes each week on personal web surfing, according to their employers. The research, conducted for the Confederation of British Industry (CBI),...
6th June 2008
Rural firms 'could double earnings'
Government, insurers and firms must all work together to improve the response to rural problems, the government's rural advocate has concluded. And, in a report commissioned by Gordon Brown...
6th June 2008
Off-licence forced to change name
Off-licence owners have been forced to change the name of their shop, due to complaints from local residents. Residents of Stretton in Staffordshire expressed concern that the shop, called...
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