... smaller companies and sole traders back on their feet more quickly after bankruptcy proceedings. However, Mike Gerrard, a personal ... from three years to one or less should not make it a more attractive option." Steve Treharne, head of personal insolvency at ...

... as Rethinking Construction, the task force’s findings read more like a battle plan than a report. Industry was called on to make rapid ... conference three months later, came confirmation that more than £1 billion of demonstration projects had been offered to the ...

... service. But as margins were squeezed as the market became more competitive and preferred suppliers lists were introduced, so service ... and does their European business experience make them more keen for Britain to join up? ‘In economic terms, going into the euro ...

... Athona’s charity of the year. Athona already has many more events planned before the end of the year, including a half marathon and ... and financial solutions for the recruitment industry, raised more than £6.5k at a golf day for the Pied Piper Appeal, a Gloucestershire ...

... Dyson, founder, Dyson The measures will make it much more likely for people to take a risk and invest in start-ups Sir James ... of Enterprise Zones. “The measures will make it much more likely for people to take a risk and invest in start-ups. And people with ...

... in an effort to increase diversity and create a force more reflective of the Scottish population.  Speaking to Recruiter ... one of these places. It is hoped this would attract more diverse candidates, particularly older workers looking for a career ...

... and doing things in the best way possible will matter more than ever.  “Inclusive hiring is not a tick-box exercise – it’s ... recruiters, business leaders can help create fairer, more inclusive and more productive workplaces.” The report is compiled by ...

... allowed.  This allows an employer, when faced with two or more candidates of equal merit, to appoint or promote a candidate from a ... connected with a protected characteristic, can be a more positive step. When to use positive action? There are nine protected ...

... funded acquisitions, but also projects involving more innovative forms of investment, such as public-private partnership and ... contracts was often between 10 per cent and 50 per cent more costly than bidding for similar contracts offered by private-sector ... review recommended that government departments needed to be more sensitive to the burdens their purchasing procedures placed on suppliers ...

... the employment/recruitment agency (or agencies, as there can more than one) that supplies a worker to a client, and may pay a worker’s ... the intermediary. Client medium/large companies (two or more of: above 50 employees, turnover above £10m, net assets above £5.1m) – ...