Recession over. Happy Christmas
TENTATIVE UK RECOVERY TO SLOWLY GATHER PACE OVER NEXT TWO YEARS – CBI THE UK economy is expected to exit the recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, but thereafter growth will remain subdued and…
Articles by Charlotte Moore
Top five polls of the year
EVERY week the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conducts a poll on its website asking members a topical question, attracting an average of 1000 responses. These are the top five poll results of…
Avoid those festive punch-ups
(and inappropriate use of the photocopier) Fighting and threatening behaviour top list of reasons for discipline or dismissal following staff Christmas party ONE in ten workers know of someone from their organisation who has either…
Peterborough salaries fall by 3.6%
AVERAGE salaries across the city have fallen by 3.6 percent, according to a recent survey, with some job categories suffering a drop in average wages of more than 10 per cent. Warehouse and store staff…
Small businesses are innovating and growing
But the most extensive survey of the small business sector during the recession warns of the need for support to sustain a full recovery MORE than half of businesses have resisted the worst of the…
Do your staff have the ‘pre-retirement bounce’?
NEW research shows that UK employees in the 60 or over age group report a significantly higher quality of working life than their middle-aged colleagues. And this pre-retirement bounce is more pronounced in men. The…
Donation boost to eco charities
Peterborough insurer donates over £166,000 since the summer Eco insurance provider ibuyeco has donated over £166,000 to eco causes following its pledge to support three environmental charities this summer. Since June this year, ibuyeco has…
Free reports give analysis and advice
PETERBOROUGHbusiness.co.uk has added two new reports to its permanent archive of business intelligence. Preparing for the Upturn has been produced by LloydsTSB and a Guide to Cloud Computing/SaaS (software as a service) is published by…
Free tickets for business forum, if you’re quick
PETERBOROUGH Business readers have been offered free tickets to the Grow Your Business Forum on January 21, 2010. The event, which is organised by Peterborough accountant GreenStones, will be themed “Getting ready for the recovery”….
First batch of Future Jobs Fund jobs launched
PETERBOROUGH’S winning bid to create 167 new jobs through the government’s Future Jobs Fund has gone live with the first 88 jobs now being advertised through Job Centre Plus. The first jobs, specifically for 18-24…