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Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

PM hails 1,800 jobs in Britain at UK Investment Summit
Scotland is to establish a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry – (Collaboration key to wave power innovation)
Innovate UK: Funding available for India-UK collaborative industrial R&D – (£7.5m in funding to improve quality of life in urban areas through innovative use of data
British Embassy hosts UK Skills Expo to develop talent in UAE
Steady growth for service sector - latest quarterly CBI Service Sector Survey
Moving? Businesses can move their solar with them without losing FIT
New qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills – (More must be done to meet skills needs in Greater Manchester Ofsted report finds ~ Celebrating 100 years of apprenticeships ~ SFA: Apprenticeships will contribute £34 billion to UK economy this year ~ TfL: No better time to become an apprentice)
Number of private sector businesses at record high
The bottom line for business: save energy, save money
CBI: Business still needs to do more on flexible working ~ Flexibility is the key to a happier (& often a more productive) workforce ~ Employers should do more to help parents returning to work, says TUC ~ NCT press release)
HEFCE: £m fund to boost UK university spin-outs & research
Government launches maritime study to boost growth
CIPD: Latest ONS migrant figures highlight continued value that overseas labour provides to UK employers
CCS: Monthly update: November 2014
Government launches £2m support to help small businesses Do More Online
Consultation on new proposals to tackle late payment – (closes on 13 January 2015)
Revenue & Customs Brief 45 (2014): devolution of Landfill Tax to Scotland and the transitional period for the Landfill Communities Fund
Revenue & Customs Brief 44 (2014): VAT treatment of pension fund management services
Revenue & Customs Brief 43 (2014): VAT on pension fund management costs
Government names employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage

Derby City Council Showcase