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Pay growth reaches record low
16/05/2013
Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed annual growth in average regular pay falling to just 0.8% in the three months to March 2013, the slowest increase since comparable records began in 2001.
Intermediaries increasingly nervous on global economic health
16/05/2013
Eurozone growth remains the main concern amongst intermediaries, with 71% seeing it as one of the biggest macro-economic challenges to investment growth over the next six months, according to the latest Baring Asset Management Investment Barometer.
Divide between 'rich and poor' still growing
16/05/2013
Income inequality increased by more in the first three years of the crisis to the end of 2010 than it had in the previous twelve years, before factoring in the effect of taxes and transfers on income, according to new OECD data.
UK unemployment rates rises to 7.8%
15/05/2013
Official data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that UK unemployment rose by 15,000 in the three months from January to March.
Economic growth forecast upgraded by Bank of England
15/05/2013
The latest Bank of England Inflation report has seen the governor, Sir Mervyn King, upgraded the economic growth forecast.
Stalling employment growth maintains 'battleground' for jobseekers
15/05/2013
Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the CIPD, believes that the latest unemployment figures show that the market recovery has stalled.
Has the cutting of red tape stopped?
15/05/2013
The number of new laws introduced by the UK Government rose for the first time in three years in 2012, suggesting that part of the Government’s red-tape cutting agenda may have slowed, reveals research by Sweet & Maxwell, the leading legal information provider.
Business is Good for Equality report launched
15/05/2013
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), in partnership with the Government Equalities Office (GEO), has launched a new booklet which explores the many ways that Business is Good for Equality.
UK is the new global technology hub, second only to the US
15/05/2013
The UK is now the second most attractive location in the world, after the United States, for high-flying professionals to relocate to, says a new report. The research, carried out by global recruitment specialists Hydrogen, shows that the UK is rapidly establishing itself as a firm favourite among foreign workers, particularly within technology.
Scottish retail trends remain positive despite Easter distortion
15/05/2013
In April 2013 total Scottish sales decreased by 2.1% compared with April 2012, when they had decreased by 4.1%, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium.
