Britain’s small businesses would be the UK’s biggest casualties if a Greece default on its sizeable debt causes repercussions throughout the financial system.

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Over half of the UK’s small businesses are unprepared for the scrapping of the default retirement age (DRA), according to the latest survey.

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A new study by national law firm Irwin Mitchell reveals UK companies are concerned over the impact of the scrapping of the default retirement age, set to happen on April 6th.

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Top economists warned last night the European debt crisis may spread across the continent and weaken the single currency.

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The abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) last year means that employers can no longer force employees to retire at a specific age unless this can be objectively justified. This has brought a broadly positive response from employers according to research from Group Ri...

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Brian Ashcroft, professor of economics at Strathclyde University, has queried the effectiveness of the recent public spending cuts, warning that the strong economic growth currently occurring in Germany and France is “difficult” for the UK Government.

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The British Chamber of Commerce this week warned that changed to UK employment law coming into force as of April 1 will generate more red tape, affecting small businesses despite Government promises to reduce regulation.

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The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), Britain’s new pension scheme for employees at companies that don’t offer a private plan, has appointed F&C and HSBC to run the ethical and Islamic portfolios respectively.

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The number of age discrimination claims has increased substantially, according to a recent report.

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A number of British banks are now facing a mammoth £4.5bn bill after being found guilty of one of the UK’s worst ever mis-selling scandals.

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New statistics from the Forum of Private Business suggest that recruitment confidence amongst Britain’s SMEs is dwindling.

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The Eurozone economy grew by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 0.5 percent on the previous quarter.

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The Government has called on small businesses across the country to help it cut red tape and regulation.

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Until 1st October 2011, most businesses adopted the default National Retirement Age (NRA) of 65 for their staff. Under the then law, employers had the right to retire employees at 65, provided they followed the statutory retirement procedures. If such procedures were followed,...

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The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has launched a new guide to measuring the effectiveness of PR campaigns, which are run on social media sites.

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Chancellor George Osborne today expressed his ambition to make the UK a world leader in using and promoting open data.

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The Government will focus on information assurance when creating new plans to ensure the UK has greater security against cyber attacks.

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While SMEs may be cited as the mainstay of economic recovery in the UK, increasing concern over the country's financial outlook is hampering growth, according to Hays ceo Alistair Cox.

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Almost a third of businesses in the UK that trade internationally have found the UK’s economic situation to have worsened over the last six months.

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New research suggests there has been no benefit to micro-businesses from the Government moratorium on employment law, which was introduced in April 2011.

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