Big business backs big government June 10, 2024 Miles Roberts, chief executive at FTSE 100 firm DS Smith, said that this was particularly important given the progress made by other jurisdictions on a green economic plan.
Economic growth to pick up but deep structural issues remain, CBI says June 7, 2024 New forecasts from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) shows that GDP is expected to grow one per cent in 2024 before rising to 1.9 per cent next year.
Businesses bet on growth as activity begins to pick up June 3, 2024 Labour and the Tories need to lay out a road map for cost cutting and turbocharging investment, Britain’s biggest business body has said.
Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
Labour’s workers’ rights plans could face ‘significant’ changes, lawyers warn May 4, 2024 Labour’s promised reforms to workers rights could face “significant changes” before taking effect, employment lawyers have warned.
CBI boss: Britain ‘can’t rest on laurels’ in growth industries like life sciences and net zero April 25, 2024 The UK “can’t rest on our laurels” in high-growth industries like life sciences and net zero, the boss of Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is to say.
CBI boss warns looming minimum wage increase may stoke inflation March 27, 2024 The increase in the minimum wage could reignite inflationary pressures as firms are forced to pass on costs to consumers, the CBI warned.
Spring Budget 2024: What are business groups lobbying for? February 29, 2024 Firms up and down the UK are waiting in anticipation for Jeremy Hunt and the Treasury to reveal the contents of next week’s Spring Budget.
Police ‘not able to progress’ with 11 out of 12 CBI misconduct claims February 6, 2024 The City of London Police has said it is “not able to progress further criminally” with 11 out of 12 allegations of serious misconduct made against the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
CBI settles legal action brought by ousted chief Tony Danker February 5, 2024 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has settled a legal case brought by its former director-general, Tony Danker, after he was dismissed last year following complaints about workplace misconduct.