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  • New research shows seven is heaven for girls and sports

    Report suggests increased self-consciousness and lower confidence after Year 3 can stop girls participating in sport

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Biggest overhaul of consumer rights in a generation

    Consumers will have enhanced, easy to understand rights following Royal Assent for the Consumer Rights Act being given today (26 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government cash boost for software developers

    The government has invested nearly £500,000 to support small software developers to produce new and innovative ways to use data.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More restaurant bosses banned over immigration offences

    Seven more restaurant bosses and a supermarket owner in North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Norfolk and London have been disqualified as directors for employing illegal workers as waiters, cooks and butchers in breac…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Womenomics could unlock huge potential for Scottish growth

    Review considers how to unlock the full potential of women to Scotland's economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces new commissioners to the independent Low Pay Commission

    Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Low Pay Commission, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today (25 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Awards announced from £2 million homophobic bullying fund

    Funds awarded to projects to train school staff and provide support for pupils affected by homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New National Minimum Wage offenders named and shamed

    Business Minister Jo Swinson has named 48 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government funds pilots to help women find quality part-time jobs

    Timewise accreditation scheme will allow 10 local authorities to launch pilots to find jobs for people who need to balance work and family.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consumer champion Lynn Faulds Wood to lead product safety review

    Leading consumer campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood will lead a review of the UK’s system for the recall of unsafe products.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate carries out targeted inspections in Sheffield

    Inspectors from the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate led a number of successful visits to businesses in the Sheffield area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More transparency for fees charged in insolvency

    Insolvency practitioners will be required to provide upfront estimates of the cost of working on insolvency cases, ending the uncertainty of unlimited hourly charges, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government names and shames largest ever number of National Minimum Wage offenders

    A further 70 employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Parents-to-be begin the countdown to Shared Parental Leave

    Eight weeks to go until mums and dads with babies due on or after 5 April 2015 can start sharing up to 50 weeks of parental leave.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extra money to keep dangerous goods off Britain’s streets

    The government has pledged an extra £400,000 to help trading standards officers prevent dangerous goods being sold in the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Essential supplies to be guaranteed during business rescue

    Business Minister Jo Swinson has announced that the Government is proceeding with plans to secure continuation of essential IT and utility supplies to failing but viable businesses while they are being rescued, following con…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "Meet a Mentor" events for female entrepreneurs

    Business mentoring for female business owners across the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jo Swinson champions speed mentoring for Scottish businesswomen

    Minister Jo Swinson joined female entrepreneurs as they pitched their businesses to established entrepreneurs in the search for mentors.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Successful prosecution of recruitment firm boss who failed to pay worker

    Former director of employment business WHG Offshore LTD pleads guilty of failure to pay a work-seeker after the firm went into administration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister challenges business leaders to address gender inequality

    “Help working dads juggle their responsibilities,” says Jo Swinson, Women and Equalities Minister.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government