First Voice


	December 2001 \| January 2002

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Stressful - but well worth it

FSB plea to Chancellor of the Exchequer

Scamwatch

Federation welcomes interest rate cut

Scottish First Minister to speak at Aviemore 2002

Advice? We don't need any, thanks

Scholarships will help prevent social exclusion

Employment figures hide truth, says report

Cross-channel partnership

Communications funding available

Barclays announces plans to help SMEs

Possible solution to credit card loophole

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Employment figures hide truth, says report

Official unemployment figures disguise the continued failure of government policies to cut joblessness among large numbers of working-age people, says the Industrial Society. In a report entitled Broad Work, authors Andy Westwood and Max Nathan say that narrow definitions of work are limiting the chances of returning thousands of people to work. They warn that significant numbers of people and many parts of the country are still on the margins of the labour market and will be the first to suffer in a downturn.

For the full News, see pages 4-5, 7-8, 27 of the December 2001 / January 2002 issue of First Voice

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