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21st February 2008
Temps bill will cost business, says CBI
Vulnerable workers would not benefit from new rules on temporary agency work, but 250,000 jobs would be put at risk and the UK would lose a vital competitive edge, the Confederation of British...
21st February 2008
High street surge in January
Retail sales shot up in January by 0.8% – the strongest monthly gain for 11 months. The surprising increase, announced today by the Office for National Statistics, is four times the rate predicted...
20th February 2008
'Go easy on small firms,' Darling warned
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government to go easy on small businesses in the 2008 budget, due to be unveiled on 12 March. In its annual submission to the Treasury on...
20th February 2008
£4 pint 'on the way'
The price of a pint of beer could soon reach £4, industry figures announced yesterday. A spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association warned that the current average price of a pint is...
19th February 2008
Serve tap water, businesses urged
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is urging cafes, bars and restaurants to serve their customers tap water as a matter of course. The non-departmental public body, which represents England...
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