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January 2024 Labour Market Overview

January 2024 Labour Market Overview highlights The latest Labour Market Overview by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the following highlights for the final months of 2023. Vacancies decline […]

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UK services exports – helped by £500k funding

UK services exports – helped by £500k funding The government has pledged £500,000 of funding to help facilitate agreements that will allow UK professionals to qualify more easily to provide […]

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January’s NFC Networking Meeting

January’s Networking Meeting On Wednesday 17th January the Networking for Charities event (that we co-sponsor with Kings Office Supplies) moved to its new home, Harrison’s Hub on Pride Park, Derby. […]

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Minimum wage rates increase from April

Minimum wage rates increase from April Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on 1 April of each year. For 2024, these increases are substantial. The increases […]

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4,757 festive tax return filers

4,757 festive tax return filers What were you doing on Christmas Day? HMRC announced that 4,757 taxpayers filed their Self Assessment tax return on Christmas Day. This added to 8,876 […]

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The new UK supply chain directory

The new UK supply chain directory The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult could make it easier for domestic manufacturers to connect with a new, free to use, UK Supply Chain […]

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AI solutions to improve productivity

AI solutions to improve productivity

AI solutions to improve productivity in key sectors Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £32 million in innovation projects to support the development and […]

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Small Business Saturday Tour 2023

Small Business Saturday – “The Tour 2023”

Small Business Saturday – “The Tour 2023” The iconic Small Business Saturday UK Tour is back again this November. The countdown to Small Business Saturday is officially on, as ‘The […]

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