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Aug 30, 2024 · Representing businesses of all sizes and sectors across the whole economy, and our regions and nations, the CBI is committed to tackling the issues you face, and pushing for action that enables you – and the UK – to thrive. We’re redefining business as usual. As the landscape has fundamentally shifted, so must we – changing our ways of ...
Your CBI membership | CBI
Nov 6, 2023 · Your membership gives you access to the best policy team outside Westminster as well as leading economists equipped with half a century of data; having the CBI on your team supercharges your business decisions. As a member of the CBI, you are part of a connected, informed and influential group. We understand the specific issues you face in your ...
Meet Brian McBride, the new CBI President
28 Jun 2022, 5 min read. When Brian McBride was nominated as the next CBI President, his “typical Glaswegian candour” and the breadth and depth of his experience in business were cited as invaluable qualities for the role. Especially given the CBI’s focus on helping members “grasp the exciting opportunities in the decade ahead”.
The CBI Director-General acts as the lead executive for the CBI and is selected and appointed by the CBI Board, usually for single 5-year term. The CBI President is a non-executive position, and prospective candidates are nominated by the CBI Board and Chairs’ Committee before standing for election by CBI members at the Annual General Meeting ...
Our People - CBI
Brian McBride. Non-Executive Director (former President of the CBI) Rain Newton-Smith. Chief Executive. Neil Tomkins. Chief Financial & Operations Officer. Ruth Cairnie. Non-Executive Director. Lesley Ann Nash.
Fostering green jobs and skills is key to delivering net zero
May 30, 2022 · But doing so successfully is an impossible task without combating the huge green skills and jobs gap that the UK is currently facing. In 2020, the government’s Ten-Point Plan called for 250,000 jobs to deliver on climate goals. National Grid research has identified 400,000 green jobs across the UK’s energy sector to reach net zero by 2050.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - CBI
Sep 30, 2021 · UPDATE: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ended on 30 September 2021. On 3 March, t he Chancellor used his second budget to extend the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) until September 2021 – it was due to run out at the end of April. He confirmed that the government will continue to contribute 80% towards wages until the end of June, and the eligibility criteria for the UK-wide scheme will ...
The UK’s labour market: strength or strain? | CBI
Nov 29, 2023 · In partnership with Pertemps Network Group, CBI’s Employment Trends Survey tracks labour market trends and people challenges facing businesses across the economy. This year’s survey shows that persistent shortages in labour and skills remain a blocker to economic growth, with seven in ten firms impacted by shortages in the past 12 months.
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme - CBI
Mar 23, 2020 · The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme supports a wide range of business finance products, including term loans, overdrafts, i nvoice finance and asset finance facilities. The scheme provides the lender with a government-backed guarantee, potentially enabling a ‘no’ credit decision from a lender to become a ‘yes’.
UK economy set to grow and business investment to rise following …
Jun 12, 2023 · CBI upgrades its economic forecast, with the UK set to avoid a recession; Economy expected to grow by 0.4% in 2023, firming to 1.8% in 2024; Business investment set to rise, reaching pre-crisis levels by end of 2024 (when it grows by 1.9%)
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