Business management

The CBI has put forward a series of proposals aimed at changing labour market and employment rules.

The average employee took 6.4 days off sick last year, the lowest rate since 1987, a new survey has revealed.

The government has outlined the first phase of its plans to reduce the level of regulation affecting businesses.

The government is looking to carry out a wide-ranging reform of the pensions system.

An extension of the right of employees to request flexible working and a faster than planned raising of the state retirement age both formed part of the new coalition government’s first Queen’s Speech.

Firms are beginning to hire again as they recover from the recession, but above-inflation pay rises are still a rarity, a new survey has revealed.

Firms have offered a mixed picture on the value to their businesses of a range of employment regulations.

The coalition government has been urged to reduce the administrative burden placed on businesses by the need to comply with various regulations.

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has spelled out its policies in a number of areas.

The CBI has urged MEPs to reject sections of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.