Business News Articles

Direct mail bears brunt of postal strike
The suspension of door to door deliveries by the Royal Mail for a period of three weeks from the 4th October has caused major problems for the direct marketing industry.... more

Online advertising spend rises 41% in the UK
Online advertising spend grew by more than 41% in the first 6 months of 2007 compared to the same period last year. ... more

Small firms missing out on blogs
Small business owners are failing to make the most of the potential of blogging, despite claiming to understand the potential value to their business.... more

Google boost for small firms
Small businesses will be able to have a search function on their websites for as little as £49 a year after Google announced it would make its search technology available to the SME market.... more

Unilever bans size zero models
Unilever has imposed a ban on using “size zero” models for advertising of all their products including Sunsilk shampoo, Flora margarine and Slimfast.... more

New health and safety guide
The Health and Safety Commission and the Institute of Directors have unveiled new guidance for company directors on their health and safety responsibilities.... more

Many homeworkers 'underpaid'
Many people who work from home on seasonal tasks such as making Christmas crackers or stuffing envelopes are not being paid the national minimum wage, a study by The National Group on Homeworking claims.... more

Firms warned on diversity risk
Employers that attempt to promote diversity in the workplace risk breaching anti-discrimination laws, a law firm has warned. A report by Nabarro claims that implementing measures to make workplaces more representative, for example by increasing the number of ethnic minority employees, could be seen as discriminatory... more

Free guide to Companies Act changes
A guide to help company directors comply with changes to The Companies Act which came into force in October has been released by The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition.... more

Acas guide to holiday changes
Acas has produced a new guide to help small businesses cope with changes in the minimum holiday allowance that came into force on 1st October.... more