Training and flexible working key to staff retention, says BCC and Indeed
Aside from staff pay, firms are more likely to increase their investment in training, and introduce more flexible working practices, in order to retain staff,…
Bank gets Cumbria Chamber’s message on interest rates
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has urged the Bank of England to think twice before raising interest rates. The Chamber hosted a lunch in Kendal on…
Helping Cumbrian business break into nuclear
Efforts are underway to help more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cumbria to win work in the nuclear sector. Almost 50 businesses attended an…
Can we save the high street?
The building that houses Carlisle’s House of Fraser department store changed hands for £13.3m as recently as 2013. The buyers – investors operating through companies…
Podcast: How to avoid a World Cup own goal
The World Cup is in full swing and Wimbledon fortnight begins on Monday. Major sporting events like these can cause a headache for employers as…
BCC: delay roll-out of Making Tax Digital
24% of firms have never heard of Making Tax Digital, which comes into effect next April for VAT Only 10% of firms know ‘a lot…