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Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.
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Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.
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Three fifths of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in severe danger of a security breach, research finds.
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UK workers are unsatisfied with how much data is revealed to them by bosses, research finds.
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Self-employed professionals are more likely to feel happy during work hours as they view their work as a key part of what makes them happy, research finds.
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Despite rising rates of educational attainment, employers continue to struggle to hire thanks to troubling skills shortages, a study finds.
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With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law, research shows.
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The number of self-employed people has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to figures from the ONS.
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With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law, research shows.
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The number of self-employed people has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to figures from the ONS.
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More than half (53 per cent) of Britain's small companies are owed money from late payments, with estimates totalling as much as £255 billion outstanding.
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'The most depressing day of the year' is expected to cost the economy tens of millions, according to a study.
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More than one in four workers want their company to get more serious on green credentials, research finds.
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One in five Brits shop with independent retailers more than they did one year ago, rising to almost one in three for the 18 to 24-year-old age group, finds research.
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