BIS: Productivity plan launched ~ Fixing the foundations: HEFCE response to Government’s productivity plan – (BIS: Review of export licensing procedures for Israel ~ Government welcomes new Construction Leadership Council ~ BIS: New legislation to make strike laws fair for working people ~ Trade Union Bill will shift the balance of power in the workplace, warns TUC)
£1.6m HEFCE Catalyst funding for higher apprenticeships in partnership with business
DCMS: New £5,000 Government grant for small businesses to boost cyber security
Defra: Government Chemist staff behind Virtual Food Authenticity Network
CIPD: Government’s Summer Budget puts productivity plan firmly in the spotlight – (CIPD: Productivity plan fatally undermined by weak skills strategy ~ CIPD: Pay growth strengthens while employment growth cools)
HM Treasury: £400m boost for small businesses across the North – (Chancellor unveils more than £6bn of support for UK SMEs & infrastructure projects to unlock EU financing)
DECC: Government defines Protected Areas for shale developments
Companies House: The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act is here
FCA publishes final guidance on concurrent competition powers
FRC: UK responds to EC’'s Recommendation on the quality of corporate governance reporting ('comply or explain') ~ FRC: A new framework for Technical Actuarial Standards ~ FRC: New accounting standards offer simplification for micro-entities & small entities)
techUK: Summer Budget 2015: Carbon taxes Implications for data centres – (techUK: Is the current era of Big Data over? ~ techUK, Syntec Numerique & Bitkom set out Principles for Digital Single Market ~ techUK: Government gives small businesses a £5,000 boost to increase their resilience)
Innovate UK: Stratified medicine - apply for £10m to develop new tests – (Innovate UK: £10m Internet of Things competition for UK cities launched)
CBI: Careers advice in schools 'not good enough', says firms ~ BCS: Digital literacy as important as literacy and numeracy for today's society ~ BCS encourages students to be part of the digital revolution ~ CBI responds to gender pay announcement ~ CBI delivers verdict on new Government's progress)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: RWM needs your help! - (NDA: Activities that produce radioactive waste ~ NDA: DISTINCTIVE research into nuclear waste & decommissioning)
ScotGov: Renewable energy goes to town
Wales Office: Secretary of State for Wales hails Welsh TV industry as “beacon of creative success”
RoSPA: Employers warned not to take eye off the ball after rise in worker deaths
Revenue & Customs Brief 10 (2015): VAT - direct marketing services using printed matter
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