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Attempts to get more than a million young people into work are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy and central government control, council leaders...
The trade body for British industries has urged the government to get a grip on business red tape, which threatens to strangle the UK's economic growt...
On 5 December, Chancellor George Osborne will take to the dispatch box and announce the details of his Autumn Statement, which will outline his plans ...
The prime minister came under attack from environmental groups and trade unions after pledging to make government work faster by streamlining equality...
If the government really wants to stimulate growth and give entrepreneurs the opportunities they need to bolster the economy, regulation needs to be relaxed right across the board. Reducing health and safety red tape for SMEs is a good start - let's hope TUPE is next on the list.
Students have been banned from pushing their classmate in his wheelchair as they have not been trained to do so. The secondary school, which will r...
Health and safety are the three words guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of pupils across the UK. The triumvirate is used willy nilly by teac...
It found that half of all pregnant women in the workplace experience pregnancy discrimination in some form. Of these, 30 000 each year lost their jobs as a result. That's just under 8% of all pregnant women at work who were sacked or harassed out of their employment.
Teachers at a Scottish primary school have been barred from using blu-tack after being told it "might explode" if it comes into contact with glass. ...
The Queen has formally opened the new session of Parliament and - as expected - has outlined plans to reform the House of Lords and replace the appoin...
In the UK, I've advocated for R&D tax credits to help ease the financial burden felt by many startups. And it's working. Small businesses often operate at a loss for the first few years. Tax credits allow these small businesses to make investments in workers, infrastructure or equipment - the freedom to build new ideas along with bottom line.
Teachers are "perplexed" at rules preventing them giving painkillers to pupils suffering headaches, MPs were told on Monday. Education Secretary Mi...
The insurance industry has promised to pass on savings to customers after a cut in personal injury legal fees, Downing Street has said. At a summit...
The prime minister's recent pledge to tackle the bonus culture for executives is well-intentioned, but can only prove effective if companies are encouraged to put long term growth before short term profits.
Elf and Safety gone mad? The government has launched a fresh crackdown on health and safety bans with ministers saying they want to tackle Christmas "...
Britain's so-called "compensation culture" is expected to come under fire as plans to strip back health and safety rules are due to be published. A...
The CIPD has correctly pointed out that performance management systems, properly followed afford a perfectly efficient method of exiting an under-performer from an organisation. Unfortunately for many small businesses the type of performance management systems they refer to rely on an HR capability they do not have, or consultancy they cannot afford.
The Government needs to move further and faster to reduce the burden of regulation on business and allow the "spirit of enterprise" to flourish, a min...
Fresh moves by the Government to tackle red tape and stop regulators "breathing down the necks" of businesses have sparked concern among unions and in...
Steve Hilton, David Cameron's enigmatic strategy director, has startled colleagues by proposing the abolition of maternity leave and all consumer righ...
Business groups have given a cautious welcome to plans by the government to cut bureaucracy across the retail industry. But small business groups be...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- It is "staggering" that probation officers can spend as little as a quarter of their time dealing directly with offenders, MPs ha...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- David Cameron has hinted at Cabinet wrangling over the scrapping of red tape to encourage economic growth. Addressing an audie...
