Thursday 23 May 2013
Companies sacking staff as part of "corporate restructuring" would be responsible for retraining them to find other jobs under proposals approved by MEPs.
A 503-107 vote in Strasbourg urged the European Commission to act on recommendations in a report on "anticipating and managing" restructuring in companies.
A Northern Ireland medical firm has secured its first lucrative business deal in Brazil.
The volume of people turning to their mobile phones to sort out their finances "on the go" is set to surge over this bank holiday weekend, a bank predicts.
THE UK's state-backed banks will not have to tap investors for extra cash as they attempt to shore up their balance sheets in case of future financial shocks.
The German IT firm SAP wants to employ people with autism to give itself a competitive advantage over its rivals.
Public sector borrowing dipped to £6.3bn in April to give the Government breathing space in attempts to slash the deficit.
The UK's manufacturers are still struggling to recover from the economic downturn but remain hopeful about prospects improving soon, figures have shown.
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