One of the UK’s leading customs agents has warned that hundreds of businesses could be banned from importing unless they urgently switch to a new Government computer system. ChamberCustoms, which is owned by the British Chambers of Commerce, has been working with thousands of firms to...
Responding to the release of further details from Government on the energy support plan for business, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “For months we have been calling for Government intervention to help businesses with eye watering energy bills. This support package is significant...
Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for August 2022, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Alex Veitch, said: “This rise in Consumer Prices Index inflation by 9.9% confirms the sustained pressure businesses and consumers have been facing over the past year. “This is also reflected...
Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics released today, BCC Head of People Policy, Jane Gratton, said: “With firms doing their best to keep afloat during a period of spiralling costs, they are also facing an extremely tight labour market which is further impacting their...
First aid is now part of the national curriculum; unfortunately, many schools lack the funds to provide adequate training for children. Teaching first aid in schools has been PROVEN to increase survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. In Sweden, survival rates are 70% as CPR...
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on GDP for July 2022, David Bharier, Head of Research at the BCC, said: “Today’s estimated rise in monthly GDP for July 2022 by 0.2% shows that growth continues to fluctuate considerably on a month-by-month basis. “The main driver of growth...
