1 July 2022
The Government’s current strategy cannot be relied on to deliver the emissions reductions necessary to achieve Net Zero commitments, a report has concluded.
1 July 2022
We reported recently that the Government had decided to make it simpler for businesses to apply new product conformity markings for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales (see Government aims to simplify new product safety markings).
1 July 2022
Publishing its annual results for 2021–22, the UK’s export credit agency reports that it provided £7.4 billion in financial support for UK exports to 61 countries during this latest accounting period, without any for overseas fossil fuel projects.
1 July 2022
New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that inequalities in early childhood remain stubbornly high, and there was little change between those born in the early 2000s and those born a decade later.
1 July 2022
Having considered the views and evidence provided during consultation, including responses by representatives of the goods road transport sector, the Government has decided not to continue with the permission of additional cabotage rights.
1 July 2022
In a move that recognises rising living costs and the competitive recruitment market, one of the UK’s largest professional services firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is to make what it describes as its most significant increases to staff pay for a decade.
1 July 2022
With 6.5 million workers planning to quit in search of better jobs in the next year, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has stressed the importance of considering job quality in the round, noting that pay is not a “silver bullet” for keeping staff.
30 June 2022
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a transition review into anti-dumping measures on Hot Rolled Flat and Coiled (HRFC) Steel from Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and Iran. It has also opened a transition review into anti-subsidy measures on imports of Stainless Steel bars and rods from India.
30 June 2022
According to the Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, many leaseholders will for the first time be legally protected from unfair bills to make their homes safe as measures in the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force on 28 June.
30 June 2022
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has issued a consultation on a proposed revision of PAS 2080 concerning carbon management in buildings and infrastructure.