The European Commission has announced a new proposal to make banks pay for their own bailouts in the future. Instead of a transactions tax, the EU has now put forward a Financial Activities Tax to support governments. A European Union tax on bank profits and remuneration could raise as...

Chancellor George Osbornes predicted cuts of 25{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} in Public Sector expenditure will have huge impact on all of the UKs businesses – many of which count the Public Sector as a major client. As they all wait in trepidation for the 1st October announcement when swingeing cuts predicted to...

Employers must not be afraid to take on graduates who demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit. As the race for graduate jobs intensifies with the number of vacancies falling by seven per cent, candidates are becoming increasingly afraid to present themselves honestly in front of employers. With the Association of Graduate Recruiters...

Search engine giant Google has entered the travel market after acquiring flight information firm ITA Software. ITA provides software that organises fares, flight and journey times that are used by airlines, travel agents and flight comparison sites such as Orbitz. Google said it may well expand the scope, enabling...

The revamped gadget has a stainless steel case, integrated antenna, improved display and is 24{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} thinner than the most recent version. Apple boss Steve Jobs said the redesign was the “biggest leap” it had taken since the launch of the first iPhone. But analysts said the phone’s popularity could...

Index rises one point in May as employers continue to step-up hiring activity. Year-over-year growth rate climbs for the fourth consecutive month, and is now 14 percent (16 points) * Healthcare and social assistance industry sees strongest rise in online job demand in May; management and accommodation/ food services...

With almost 20 per cent of employees surveyed admitting to calling in sick because of unmanageable stress levels, this is a problem that should be at the top of every manas agenda. Lisa Wynn, director and executive coach at Corporate Potential believes that this problem has always been an...

Businesses across the UK are prioritising environmental initiatives in the workplace, new research from leading recruitment agency Spring Personnel has shown. The study, which surveyed over 100 UK businesses across a range of sectors and sizes, revealed that 87{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of respondents professed an active interest in environmental issues with...

Britain’s Labour government set the stage for the coming general election on Wednesday with a revised budget forecast that shaves 11.1 billion pounds (12.4 billion euros, $16.7 billion) off its record deficit. The budget includes a one-off growth package for the economy worth 2.5 billion pounds. Britain’s borrowing for...

German economic performance stagnated in the final quarter of 2009, remaining identical to the figures from the previous three months. After posting a slight growth of 0.4 percent in the second quarter, and 0.7 percent in the third, Germany’s gradual economic recovery halted at the end of the year....

As the UN climate conference in Copenhagen enters its second week, environment ministers are set to hold a series of closed-door meetings in a bid to iron out a draft agreement to combat global warming. The first week of the climate conference in the Danish capital produced little tangible...

A new report examining the impact of the recession on young people in the UK, has found that the majority of 18-24 year olds are highly motivated with a strong work ethic. They are keen to work and have a flexible attitude to the type of jobs they are...

Nearly two-thirds of leading IT professionals believe their infrastructures are not flexible enough to meet the changing business priorities, according to research released today. Of the 200 top IT professionals surveyed in Fujitsus new report entitled Dynamic Infrastructures and the Future of IT, 61{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} feel that their IT infrastructure...

UK manufacturing output rose at its fastest rate in 18 months in July, helped by a sharp pick up in car production, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said factory output rose by 0.9{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} from June – three times what analysts had forecast. However manufacturing output...