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21.04.2023 - 16:50
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Dorset firm REIDsteel quits CBI as business group crisis deepens
A Dorset firm has confirmed it has left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) “with immediate effect” following a series of workplace misconduct allegations about the business group. On Friday (April 21) several companies and trade bodies, including insurance firm Aviva and the John Lewis Partnership, announced plans to leave the CBI, after more than …
21.04.2023 - 15:47
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Business Live
Industry leaders in Cornwall call for Celtic Sea windfarms to land in the county
Industry leaders in Cornwall are calling for floating windfarms off the coast, which could unlock green growth and create thousands of jobs, if power is landed directly in Cornwall. The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around the UK, will invite energy companies to bid for leases to build the windfarms in the Celtic Sea …
21.04.2023 - 15:47
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£5m plant with potential to produce waste food-based coal replacement enters build phase in Immingham
The build-out of a £5 million industrial process plant that could prove technology to help clean up steel and other heavy industry is underway at Port of Immingham. CPL Industries is investing after securing a significant grant from the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to ramp up research and development in turning food waste into …
21.04.2023 - 15:06
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Unipart taking on hundreds at huge new Jaguar Land Rover global parts distribution centre
Logistics specialist Unipart said it has created hundreds of jobs at a new global parts distribution centre for West Midlands automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover – with hundreds more to follow. JLR announced a few years back that it was building a 3 million sq ft complex next to Junction 11 of the M42, at …
21.04.2023 - 14:52
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Investment in management and digital skills is key to boosting productivity
Back in 2020, a House of Commons committee report noted that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to the UK economy both for wealth creation and for the people they employ. In addition, it reinforced the view of many economists that productivity growth is essential for promoting long-term economic growth and higher living standards. …
21.04.2023 - 11:25
Business
Sky News
Royal Mail dispute nears end as union recommends peace deal to posties
The most bitter UK industrial dispute of the last year is on the verge of being settled as the union representing 112,000 frontline Royal Mail workers has recommended they accept the terms of a peace deal. The company and Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been at each others’ throats for more than 11 months but …
21.04.2023 - 09:55
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Health tech firm Diagnexia expands Exeter hub, creating 30 jobs
A health tech firm has expanded its Devon headquarters, creating 30 jobs. Diagnexia provides a pathology diagnostics platform, which is designed to help connect hospitals and laboratories to an international network of specialist clinicians. The company, which is owned by Irish software group Deciphex, has tripled capacity at its Exeter Science Park base, with an …
21.04.2023 - 09:23
Business
Sky News
CBI scandal forces Aviva to ‘terminate’ its membership
Aviva, the FTSE 100 insurer, says it has “terminated” its membership of the CBI due to the scandal engulfing the business lobby group and its handling of the crisis.The dramatic development was revealed just moments after Sky News reported that abrdn, the major fund manager, was also considering its position with the organisation. Aviva announced …
21.04.2023 - 09:23
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Sky News
CBI scandal prompts membership exodus with John Lewis, Meta and Aviva among the big names
NatWest, Meta, BT, BMW, ITV and Unilever have joined a growing list of big corporate names in terminating their membership of the CBI or suspending collaboration due to the scandal engulfing the business lobby group.A NatWest Group spokesperson said: “Following careful consideration, and having previously paused all activity, NatWest Group has today withdrawn its membership …
21.04.2023 - 09:17
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Big Interview: Newquay’s Headland Hotel director Veryan Palmer on employment opportunities for young people
Think Newquay and it’s likely that surf, sand and arcade games spring to mind. Homelessness and leaving school aren’t likely to feature. But the five star hotel on the headland above Fistral Beach is deeply invested in the wellbeing of its employees – especially the young ones. The Headland Hotel employs around 200 people – …
21.04.2023 - 06:43
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Sky News
CBI crisis intensifies as second female worker makes rape claim
A second woman has come forward to claim she was raped while working at the CBI.The Guardian said it was contacted by the person after it reported on the first, historical, allegation to be made that a female CBI worker was attacked during a London party in 2019.The second woman claimed there was photographic evidence …
21.04.2023 - 04:50
Business
Sky News
Wet weather adds to cost of living gloom as retail sales dip
A dip in retail sales last month could be mainly explained by a hit of poor weather, according to experts.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes fell by 0.9% in March – the first month on month decline of the year to date and worse than the 0.5% decline forecast by economists. …
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