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Liability cover warning to SMEs
Nearly one third of small businesses in the UK are putting themselves at risk of paying out millions of pounds in potential ..
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Half of UK workers SAD over summer
More than half of the UK workforce are left exhausted, unhappy and close to packing in their jobs due to Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder, a survey has found.
No lunch hour 'could ruin economy'
The country's economy could be at risk due to the demise of the British lunch hour, it has been claimed.
Most sick leave 'is not genuine'
Most "sick leave" is not genuine, many UK business leaders believe, while some staff still see it as an extension of their annual holiday.
Training 'strangled by red tape'
Small and medium-sized food and drink manufacturers have called on the Government to untangle the mass of red tape that is choking the industry's training system.
Firms offered cash for training
Small and mediums business would be offered a £2,000 bonus for each new apprentice who completes his or her scheme under plans announced by the Conservative Party.
Firms save on energy to beat crunch
Small businesses are focusing more and more on energy efficiency in an attempt to beat the effects of the credit crisis, research has shown.Reuters
Oil hits 7-week low on faltering demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil dropped $2 to a fresh seven-week low on Friday, extending a decline that has knocked more than $23 off crude in two weeks as high fuel prices continue to batter demand.
British Energy agrees to EDF bid
Nuclear operator British Energy <BGY.L> has agreed to be taken over by French utility EDF <EDF.PA> for around 12.4 billion pounds, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.
Economy slows but rate cuts unlikely soon
The economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the second quarter of this year, official data showed on Friday, but few analysts are betting interest rates will fall any time soon.
FTSE closes lower as banks and insurers weigh
The blue-chip index ended 0.2 percent lower on Friday, as banking and insurance stocks fell on a gloomy economic outlook, outweighing gains in commodities and retail sector shares.
HBOS cuts mortgage rates
HBOS <HBOS.L>, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, said it is cutting rates on some of its home loans, the third time it has reduced borrowing costs this month.
Deutsche Bank economist sees bank pain
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. and European bank write-downs and losses will likely stretch out over the next nine months, expanding beyond problem mortgages to other forms of consumer credit, Deutsche Bank's chief U.S. economist said on Friday.Advertisement starts
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