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MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU
Business tells us about the pressing issues that hamper their ability to grow, from skills shortages to rising costs of transportation. We present solutions for the government to adopt. And we’re in your corner for the good stuff too: ambitious net zero targets, upskilling the workforce, making the UK a hub of innovation – championing transformations that will benefit us all.
Firms have faced the challenges of the past two years head on. But now we are all seeing rising energy costs, rising inflation and wages – alongside...
During the height of the global health and economic crisis, there was a risk that other urgent priorities would side-line D&I. Instead, the crisis...
Since the economy reopened following the COVID lockdowns, business has faced acute recruitment and retention challenges. Staff turnover and the...
Material shortages and cost increases, energy price hikes and supply chain disruption are affecting all sectors, having a direct impact on production...
As the UK labour market adjusts to Brexit and COVID-19, attracting and retaining talent through good people practices will be key to achieving higher...
Transport is often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Expensive, stressful and unreliable commutes negatively impact employee wellbeing and...
Building a strong UK-EU relationship – the UK’s largest trading partner - will ensure the UK remains a serious competitor on the global stage. The...
Through reformed occupational health services we can improve workforce wellbeing. The health industry lacks the support to adopt business led health...
The UK’s productivity has stagnated. This holds back wage growth and living standards, making us one of the most unequal countries in the OECD. We...
The challenges and opportunities of our time demand a new era of global collaboration that reverses the nationalist retreats of recent years. The UK...
The UK has a legally binding net zero by 2050 target, a commitment to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19 and currently hold the COP presidency for the...
The UK will lose its place as a world leading Health and Life Sciences destination if revenues continue to fall short of international competition -...
The UK’s legacy business rates system has – for too long – created barriers and economic distortions, hampering business investment and holding back...
The UK has set bold ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and to deliver full fibre broadband across the UK. But to make ambitions like...
As the way people work is changing – becoming more flexible, digital and international – the sources of tax revenues from work are changing too. In...
The UK is a world leader in R&D and now is the time to play to our strengths. Investment in R&D helps raise business productivity, create high value...
Infrastructure will be key to both business and the government’s aspirations to build back better and level up. The pandemic has put the delivery...
Growing UK businesses don’t lack strategy, ambition or talent, but all too often, they’re not getting the finance they need to take their business to...
When a young person has four or more encounters with an employer, they are five times less likely to be unemployed in their adult life. But these...
The UK has a longstanding history of productivity and income disparities across our regions and nations that have impacted on economic performance and...
Procurement, done well, can improve public services and infrastructure, boost innovation and drive prosperity. It ensures the services we all rely on...
From reaching net zero, to responding to labour shortages, business and government must be at the forefront of creating an innovation economy that...
Selling goods and services overseas increases business productivity and growth and has a big impact on regional and national economies. With...
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Businesses’ tax contributions play a vital role in funding our schools, hospitals and public services. But when government departments create polices...
Since January 2017, there has been no devolved government in Northern Ireland. For businesses this has resulted in policy paralysis where key issues –...
Scottish productivity performance has fallen short of its international competitors for decades. Despite the Scottish government’s long-held ambitions...
Changes to immigration rules after Brexit will be a significant shift for employers. The status quo cannot continue. A fresh approach to immigration...
Regardless of Brexit, what happens in the EU will still impact the UK economy - and British business. And we still share many common challenges that...
WHAT WE’VE DONE AND WHY IT MATTERED
From the furlough scheme to business rates and everything in between, we’ve argued tirelessly on businesses’ most pressing issues – and seen some real results. See the progress we’ve made towards building a UK economy we can all be proud of, and what that means for you.