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BEIS: Campaign launched to increase low paid workers’ knowledge of national minimum & national living wage rights ~ Failure to pay national minimum wage undermines people’s financial security, says Citizens Advice
BEIS: Increase in BME workplace progression could give UK economy a £24bn boost – Baroness McGregor-Smith Review finds ~ CBI reaction to the McGregor-Smith review on ethnic diversity in the workplace ~ TUC calls on government & business to implement new race report recommendations ~ BEIS: Business Minister hosts diversity and the industrial strategy roundtable)
BEIS: Trade Union Act measures come into force to protect people from undemocratic industrial action – (BEIS: New low carbon heating for Gateshead unveiled)
PC&PE: Government's industrial strategy marks change but lacks long-term plan
DIT: British tech booms on global stage at Mobile World Congress – (DIT: Greg Hands’ speech at the Civil Nuclear Showcase 2017)
DExEU: Defence dialogue on our EU exit
Defence Secretary announces world class innovation panel ~ Dstl: First Innovation Fund challenge event - presentation slides ~ MoD: Submarines to support economic and community growth ~ Dstl: Spotlight on the Accelerator Enduring Challenge)
DCMS: £17m boost for the UK's booming artificial intelligence sector - (DCMS: Statement in response to the formal notification of the proposed merger between Sky and 21st Century Fox)
DCMS: Digital Strategy to make Britain the best place in the world to start & grow a digital business ~ CBI: Is Britain the best place to start & grow a digital business? ~ techUK: Data at the Heart of the UK Digital Strategy)
Defra: UK food takes centre stage at world's largest annual trade show
DfE: Final building blocks in place for Institute for Apprenticeships
PC&PE: Dragons' Den style pitches yield three new inquiries
PC&PE: Brexit: the options for trade report debated by Lords
Dstl: The UK's Best Apprenticeship – (Dstl: Synthetic Environment Tower Community of Practice)
ScotGov: Boost for aquaculture industry – (ScotGov: Supporting urban regeneration ~ ScotGov: New opportunities for businesses)
WAG flies the flag for Wales in celebration of St David’s Day – (WAG: Valleys Taskforce rolls into town ~ WAG: Our special relationship must boost trade & remove barriers - FM’s message ahead of US visit ~ WAG: Wales’ Year of Legends 2017 campaign goes live ~ WAG: Cabinet Secretary to celebrate the best of Wales in Dubai ~ WAG sets out plans for a North East Wales Metro ~ Additional £150,000 to support publishing in Wales)
techUK: MPs urged to avoid regulatory divergence on chemical rules – (techUK: Health Start-ups and SMEs sought for DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Support ~ techUK Builds Partnerships to Boost Global Britain Ahead of G20 Summit ~ techUK: When the Great Powers Meet ~ techUK: PSF invites experts to join Payment Strategy Forum work)
Work Foundation: MS employment guide launched to support healthcare professionals
NDA: Installed: the machine set to clean up Sellafield’s most hazardous building
Adam Smith Inst: National living wage a political football Hammond must boot out in Budget
ESRC: 3D printing is shaping new business models
Ofgem reduces National Grid’s spending allowances for its transmission price controls
CIPD - Over 55s braced to work until 70 to ‘stay mentally fit’
CAB: Employers tricking people out of sick pay, says Citizens Advice
Ofgem: Six bidders shortlisted in tender for three offshore transmission links
Ofcom concludes review of Royal Mail regulation
Crown Commercial Service: New digital framework attracts thousands of SMEs – (Crown Commercial Service: Technology Products 2 flash sale ~ Crown Commercial Service: Public sector gets help to save on water bill)
Invitation to tender for research from the Low Pay Commission 2017
CBI: Activity in Service Sector holding up, but margins under pressure – (CBI/CBRE: London needs next generation of infrastructure to compete ~ CBI: Industrial Strategy and the Midlands Engine)
TUC head to warn European politicians of threat to EU workers if Brexit allows undercutting – (TUC warns Trade Secretary to protect workers & the NHS from a bad trade deal with Trump ~ TUC: UK near the bottom of the global rankings for real wage growth ~ TUC backs MPs’ call for joint decision-making framework on industrial strategy ~ TUC: Women work for free for a 20% of the year ~ TUC: Government decision on NEST & pension products will leave pensioners at risk from scams ~ TUC sounds alarm over pension poverty for part-time workers)
Unite’s new ‘strategic case unit’ set to defend landmark trade union law appeal
WWF: £m boost for Scotland-Norway power link up – comment
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