The UK’s membership of the European Union has helped boost job creation and growth in the South West for more than forty years, with as many as 250,000 jobs in the region currently linked to exports to the Single Market, the CBI argues.
According to figures from HM Treasury, there is the potential to create 74,340 future jobs for the South West if the UK remains in the EU, and...
Employers could face an upskill struggle when recruiting for the roles available in a changing job market, set to grow by around 37% in the South West, according to CBI predictions.
The National Careers Council says over half of employers are not confident they will find sufficient recruits for jobs on offer. Growth is expected in sectors such as computer technology, tourism and...
The head of CBI, the UK’s main business lobby has called for a more “balanced” economic recovery as part of organisations’ annual New Year’s message today.
John Cridland, the CBI Director-General said that there were too many people still “stuck” in minimum wage jobs despite the economy improving.
He said: “The recovery is taking root and business leaders have a spring in their...
The CBI is today publishing the business vision for a reformed EU, after an in-depth study of the UK’s global future. As emerging markets become increasingly dominant, the CBI argues the UK must maximise openness to global trade - and the best way of achieving this is as part of a reformed EU.
Working with global and domestic businesses of all sizes across the country, the CBI has...
The CBI has raised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 from 1.0% to 1.2%. But the UK's leading business lobbying organisation says the rebalancing away from consumption towards investment and trade is taking longer than expected.
The CBI says it has increased the figure from its May forecast, after a better than expected second quarter and signs of a pick-up in confidence across a...
