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Rise in unemployment 'will continue'
UK unemployment levels rose at their quickest rate since 1992 in the three months to May, official figures show. The number of UK residents out of work and on benefits rose by 12,000 over three...
Public contract bidders 'must promote unions'
Firms that bid for public-sector contracts will have to promote union membership to their employees, under a new agreement between the Government, unions and charity sector groups. Signatories to...
Housebuilding squeeze 'bad news for self-employed builders'
Construction firm job cuts are bad news for self-employed builders, an industry expert has said. Today, Barratt Developments became the latest major company to announce more than a thousand job...
Recession 'looming', firms warn
The UK is at serious risk of a recession, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned. The BCC's Quarterly Economic Survey, which polled the opinion of nearly 5,000 UK firms, reveals that...
Small firms welcome prospect of VAT relief
Small businesses have reacted enthusiastically to European proposals to allow lower VAT on locally supplied and labour-intensive services, potentially to a rate as low as 5%. Yesterday's...
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