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SME manufacturers forced to implement increases
In an attempt to combat increasing cost pressures, small and medium–sized manufacturers have sharply raised the price of their goods, according to a new survey.
Also: Prices rise as manufacturers try to recover costs Manufacturing confidence takes a knock, according to survey

SME manufacturers forced to implement sharp price increases

Interest rate remains on hold

Despite signs that the UK economy is slowing, the Bank of England has kept the interest rate on hold at five per cent. The decision follows an influx of downbeat data which added to worries about the state of the British economy.

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Rates cut essential to limit financial sector problems

Prices rise as manufacturers try to recover costs

Group calls for delay in extension to flexible hours

The EEF has urged government to delay plans to extend the right to request flexible working to more employees until companies have adjusted to the current legislation, or risk denying employees with legitimate reasons for asking.

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Commission calls to stop employee exploitation

Two million UK workers are ‘trapped in a continual round of low–paid and insecure work where mistreatment is the norm’ according to the findings of the TUC’s Commission on Vulnerable Employment.

Manufacturing confidence takes a knock

The confidence of manufacturers’ across most UK regions has been dented over the last three months by the worsening economic conditions, according to the latest Regional Trends Survey published by the CBI and Experian.

Prices rise as manufacturers try to recover costs

Manufacturers are raising the prices of their goods to try to counter the fiercest increases since 1990 in unit costs, driven by more expensive energy and raw materials, according to the CBI.

Manufacturers embracing employment of older workers

Britain’s manufacturers are adopting an increasingly positive attitude towards employing older workers in order to address the challenges posed by continued skills shortages and an ageing population, according to a report published by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.

Lack of motivation has employees heading for the door

Around four in 10 UK employees in the UK are considering leaving their current job in the next year, according to a survey.

Employers worry about filling the skills gap, says CBI

As school and college students prepare to start the summer term and sit final examinations in GCSEs, A Levels and vocational or degree qualifications, employers’ group the CBI has published the results of a new annual audit of the nation’s skills.

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