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Spring Statement reaction: Relief for workers will quickly evaporate

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Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spring statement amid rocketing inflation and economic uncertainty. Here Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail and business expert at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School, gives his take on the statement.

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How to recruit and retain talent in a post Covid world

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The covid pandemic has changed the world of work, possibly forever. The number of job vacancies across all sectors was a record high of 1,102,000 by the end of 2021 with an increase of 318,000 from its pre-pandemic March 2020 levels, posing...

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The BBC Digital Cities series is back this week! With two fantastic online panel discussions, in collaboration with the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and available for free to students, staff and alumni.

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P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move

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Yesterday ferry company P&O announced to 800 staff it was to make them all redundant and replace them with agency workers. º£½ÇÂÒÂ× HR expert, Dr Jonathan Lord assesses the decision and looks into the legal basis of the move.

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Brexit one year on

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Trade and economic experts Maria Rana and Gordon Fletcher assess the situation 12 months after Brexit, looking at the impact on trade among other things.

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Expert comment: Interest rates increase again

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The Bank of England has today raised interest rates for the third time in as many meetings, in a bid to tackle rising inflation. Here Dr Tony Syme, and Dr Maria Rana, macroeconomic experts from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School assess the...

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