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Coronavirus Job Retention scheme provides reassurance for employers and employees

Chancellor Rishi Sunak came to the rescue of worried business this evening as he announced his Coronavirus Job Retention scheme. The scheme will pay 80% of the wages of retained workers up to £2,500...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 20.03.20
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Coronavirus: PM urges companies to stand by their employees

It now looks as if the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will tomorrow (Friday 20 March) announce a major scheme to compensate workers unable to work because of the coronavirus. Prime minister Boris Johnson...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 19.03.20
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Government cash offers a lifeline for businesses impacted by COVID-19

Business can breathe something of a sigh of relief tonight as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a financial package which will undoubtedly help many of them to survive for the time being. At the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 17.03.20
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Bath's new university campus is great for the city

Last week I had the chance to attend the official opening of Bath Spa University’s brilliant new Campus in the former Herman Miller building in Locksbrook Road. It’s a great place with lots of...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 13.03.20
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Business West reaction to Budget 2020

phil_smith_ttb.png Reacting to the Chancellor’s Budget, Phil Smith, Managing Director at Business West comments: “Given the growing scale of the impact of coronavirus on the global economy – and also...
Posted on: 11.03.20
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Budget 2020: the view from Gloucestershire

“We will get through this together”, said Rishi Sunak, our new Chancellor presenting his first and this new government’s first Budget today. And I thought that phrase hit the right note. Let’s be...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 11.03.20
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Narrowing the gender pay gap – if not Bristol then where?

We’re a pretty forward-thinking bunch here in Bristol. As the first English city to vote in favour of an elected mayor, the city of Banksy and Britain’s only green capital, we have a proud history of...
Posted on: 06.03.20
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The economic impact of YTL Arena

We work actively on making this area the best place to live and work for our whole population. We're backing the go ahead of the hugely exciting YTL Arena proposals, which will take this place a...
Posted on: 04.03.20
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Forest of Dean open for business says Tim Gwilliam

Tim Gwilliam, the very outspoken leader of the Forest of Dean District council is right when he says that this magical part of Gloucestershire has often been “cast aside”. But now, as the new Western...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 02.03.20
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