Conditions for final-salary pension schemes will be “tough” in 2017, a review of the sector suggests, with many currently “treading water”.
Source: BBC
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To win in 2017, UK businesses must prepare for uncertainty
From the surprise Brexit result to Trump’s election as President, 2016 has been full of curveballs. For British businesses trading overseas, the impact on currency has been hard to miss. Next year, there could be more uncertainty to come, with further knock-on effects for the pound. This will bring both opportunities and risks – so
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Source: SmallBusinessUK
Guidance: Customs Information Paper 63 (2016): export declarations – free circulation goods bound for the special territories of the EU
This information concerns current declarations and notifies of an increase in validation that will occur in July 2017. It doesn’t include information about future declaration data sets that may be implemented during the delivery of the new Customs Declaration System or future European systems.
Source: HMRC
Volkswagen emissions: UK and six other nations face legal action
The EU is taking legal action against the UK and six other nations for failing to monitor emissions by carmakers including Volkswagen.
Source: BBC
Donating to charity more likely to help boost bottom line
Companies who prioritise donating to charity, helping their local community, funding social enterprises and increasing the number of disabled people in their workforce are more likely to retain staff, have a strong brand image and be productive, a new report from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) reveals. In a study of a broad range
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National Grid: nice price, high costs
Sale of gas assets means Christmas has come early for shareholders and bankers
Source: FT
Woman 'loses job' because she uses Southern Rail
A Southern Railway passenger had her job offer withdrawn because she would be relying on the strike-hit service to get to work, according to her MP.
Source: Sky Business News
Half of workers more likely to take a job if they could work from home
Two fifths of workers (42 per cent) would be more inclined to take a job if staff can work from home and one in five would be more willing to accept a job if napping was an option, new research has revealed. The survey, commissioned by online bed retailer Time4sleep, looked into the nation’s napping and
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EU takes Britain to court over car emissions
The EU has announced legal action against seven nations over the way they handled the policing of car emissions, amid a backlash over the VW diesel scandal.
Source: Sky Business News
Japan's third-quarter growth rate revised down sharply
Japan’s economy grew much slower than initially estimated in the third quarter of the year, as business investment fell.
Source: BBC