Forum Brief: Pensions attack
Policy Consultation 17 October 2003
Business leaders will today attack the government's proposed pension protection fund.
Forum Brief: Congestion Charging
Policy Consultation 14 October 2003
Congestion charging should be introduced nation wide to deter motorists from using their cars, a think tank close to the government has said.
Forum Brief: Long-hours culture
Policy Consultation 10 October 2003
One in four employees now routinely works more than 48 hours a week.
Forum Brief: Executive pay
Policy Consultation 30 September 2003
The DTI's consultation on the remuneration of directors closes on Tuesday.
Forum Brief: Rural broadband
Policy Consultation 29 September 2003
The Country Land and Business Association has called on the government to "come clean coming about its plans to deliver broadband to schools and hospitals across the UK.
Forum Brief: Waste strategy
Policy Consultation 8 September 2003
Biffa Waste Services has invited the ePolitix.com Forum to comment on the costs of delivering the government's waste strategy.
Forum Brief: Pensions
Policy Consultation 5 September 2003
Directors are continuing to award themselves generous salary-linked pensions while closing similar schemes for new employees, according to research from the TUC.
Forum Brief: EU employment directives
Policy Consultation 4 September 2003
The latest annual employment trends survey has been published by the CBI and employment agency Pertemps.
Forum Brief: Work-life balance
Policy Consultation 3 September 2003
To mark work-life balance week, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Work Foundation have both published studies on the issue.
Forum Brief: Disability legislation
Policy Consultation 1 September 2003
Small employers, disabled people, qualifications bodies, lawyers and others are being urged to respond to guidance from the Disability Rights Commission supporting major legal reforms to the employment of disabled
Forum Brief: Power Cut
Policy Consultation 29 August 2003
The Tories have demanded a full investigation into the problems which resulted in a huge power cut which brought chaos to London's transport network.
Forum Brief: Seasonal Workers
Policy Consultation 28 August 2003
Only 41 per cent of companies in the UK employ seasonal workers, according to new research by The Work Foundation.
Forum Brief: Congestion charge
Policy Consultation 19 August 2003
London businesses are still backing congestion charging, according to a survey by the business group London First.According to the study, just two per cent of companies say that they would
Forum Brief: A Level results
Policy Consultation 14 August 2003
This year's A Level results have been published, with more students than ever achieving top marks.
Forum Brief: Public holidays
Policy Consultation 11 August 2003
British workers have less paid holiday than employees in any other country in the European Union, according to a new survey.