Hiring Rate Slows Amid Growing Skill Shortage

The shortage of skilled labour is becoming more acute as firms hired staff at the slowest rate for 18-months in November, a report has warned. The monthly Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG survey pointed to uncertainty...

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Canary Wharf Owner Rejects Raised Qatar Bid

A bid by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and a Canadian partner to buy the firm behind London's Canary Wharf, has been rejected. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield Property Partners had raised their all-cash offer for Songbird Estates...

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Rail Travellers Face 2.2% New Year Price Hike

Commuters face another rail price rise at the beginning of next year with fares being increased by an average of 2.2% from 2 January. The increase, announced by rail industry body the Rail Delivery Group, means that more rail travellers will be paying...

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Money Lost To Phone Scams Triples In Last Year

The amount of money lost to phone scams has tripled to £23.9m in the last year, according to new figures. Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK), which represents banks, building societies and card companies, has launched a national campaign to warn about...

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Flooding Fund: £2.3bn To Protect 300,000 Homes

Flooding Fund: £2.3bn To Protect 300,000 Homes We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok. Close Play video "How The Projects Break Down" Video: How The Projects Break Down ...

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New Garden City To Be Built In Bicester

A new garden city will be built in Oxfordshire under Coalition plans to deal with a housing shortage. The new town, which would have up to 13,000 homes, would be built near Bicester and would include a £44m capital investment from the Government for...

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Cyber Monday: Retailers Brace For Online Surge

Retailers are preparing for another half-a-billion-pound online shopping surge on Cyber Monday today. The event is the online-only follow-up to Black Friday, which saw bargain hunters spend £1.6bn across the high street and internet. Card payment...

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Weak Growth Will Force More Cuts From Osborne

Britain is slowly getting back on its feet, but the recovery is still doing little to heal the public finances. In the space of a year, the jobless rate in the UK has reduced rapidly, from 7.6% a year ago, to just 6% now. Unemployment is back to...

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BG Group CEO Sees Share Package Cut By 53%

Oil and gas exploration giant BG Group has cut its incoming chief executive's pay package, originally worth up to £25m. Helge Lund's share award has been revised downwards by some 53%, from around £10m to about £4.7m. He will continue to receive...

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