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Economy and business

  • Research Briefing

    EU bibliographies: Timeshare Directives

    Wednesday, 18 March, 2009

    This Note brings together documents relevant to UK legislation on the application of EU Timeshare Directives.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • EU law and treaties
  • Research Briefing

    Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage report

    Friday, 13 March, 2009

    This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child support
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    The Flexible New Deal

    Friday, 13 March, 2009

    This note describes proposals for a flexible new deal. This would involve changes to the existing new deal programmes and the involvement of private and third sector organisations to provide personalised assistance to job seekers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU & African, Caribbean & Pacific countries

    Friday, 13 March, 2009

    The European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have been renegotiating their relationship. A series of interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) were signed with a number of ACP countries towards the end of 2007, as well as a more comprehensive EPA with the Caribbean ACPs. This note updates with recent developments, and outlines some of the criticisms there have been of EPAs and the negotiations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Economy
    • International development
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Employment of Children

    Thursday, 12 March, 2009

    Employment of Children. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/653.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill

    Thursday, 12 March, 2009

    This Bill would amend section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and section 1(1) of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991. The Bill proposes to increase the total level of financial support to industry allowed under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. The Bill also proposes to widen support provided by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) to include exports that have already taken place.

    • Research Briefing
    • Industry
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill [Bill of 12 of 2008-09]

    Tuesday, 10 March, 2009

    The Bill provides for the annual uprating of statutory redundancy entitlements taking into account average weekly earnings. At present these entitlements are uprated in line with the retail prices index.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week

    Monday, 09 March, 2009

    Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/2073.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Working Time Opt Out: Retained Firefighters

    Monday, 09 March, 2009

    This note looks at the recent developments at EU level which may see the abolition of the opt-out provisions in the Working Time rules in respect of the 48 hour working week.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Pay in local authorities

    Thursday, 05 March, 2009

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Scottish banknote issuance

    Wednesday, 04 March, 2009

    This short note describes what legal tender means and what determines the acceptability, or otherwise, of Scottish banknotes in the rest of the United Kingdom.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Economic indicators, March 2009

    Wednesday, 04 March, 2009

    This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries for selected indicators. [Article: Social aspects of recession]

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Research Briefing

    Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill (Bill 13 of 2008-09)

    Tuesday, 03 March, 2009

    The purpose of this Bill is to make the payment of rate relief for small businesses in England automatic. Currently, businesses have to apply to their billing authority once within each revaluation period (five years) to receive the relief during this period.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    UK and EU Relations with Latin America

    Thursday, 26 February, 2009

    This is an archived Commons Library briefing on UK and EU relations with Latin America from 2009.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Economy
    • Europe
    • International development
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Saving Gateway Accounts Bill : Committee Stage report (Bill 3 of 2008-09)

    Monday, 23 February, 2009

    This short Bill establishes a government subsidised savings scheme for people of working age on low incomes. The Saving Gateway has been trialled in several regions; the Bill establishes a scheme for the whole of the country.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes

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