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6 reasons you should become a real living wage employer

At the Conservative party conference on 30th September, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, announced the government’s intention to raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2025...
Posted on: 10.10.19
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Business West joins forces with Chambers Climate Coalition

Business West, which runs the Chambers of Commerce in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, has joined forces with more than 450 Chambers across the world to sign up to the International...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 20.09.19
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Business West at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Earlier this year, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) nominated me to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace, in recognition of my support for their work in extending international trade services...
Catherine Stephens
Catherine Stephens
Business West
Posted on: 09.09.19
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National Living Wage Vs Real Living Wage – what’s the difference?

The ‘Living Wage’ can be a source of confusion for businesses. What started life as a campaign to increase living standards for Britain’s lowest paid workers is now a legal obligation for employers...
Posted on: 26.07.19
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Q&A with Jaya Chakrabarti MBE - CEO of Semantrica Ltd and TISCreport.org

Jaya Chakrabarti, MBE is an amazing woman who is talking in Bath as part of the 'Phenomenal Women' series - supported by Business West on June 12 at The Gainsborough Bath Spa . Vice president of the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 07.06.19
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5 steps to mental wellbeing

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week – the UK’s national campaign to raise understanding of mental health problems.
Posted on: 17.05.19
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Dee Temple-Multon to replace Mike Godfrey OBE at Business West

dee-temple-multon.jpg The Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative , part of Business West, is delighted to announce the appointment Dee Temple-Multon on a part-time basis to replace the retiring Mike...
Posted on: 07.05.19
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Business West's Nicky Alberry on her year as High Sheriff of Wiltshire

Five years after British Rail dropped the bombshell that the Swindon Railworks were to be closed, Nicky Alberry joined Great Western Enterprise to continue and build on the work that had started to...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 04.04.19
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Mental health Q&A for employers with Andrea Crombleholme - Head of HR at Business West

1. Describe your role. andrea-crombleholme.jpg As Head of HR for Business West, my role is to proactively manage the day to day operational issues of the company whilst assisting with the delivery of...
Posted on: 21.01.19
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