Recruiters warn on strike law reforms
Craig TaylorThe recruitment industry says it has concerns about government plans to end the ban on using agency workers to replace striking staff. BBC News – Business
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New signs of China economic slowdown
Growth in China’s investment and factory output in August has come in below forecasts, in a further indication that the world’s second-largest economy is losing steam. BBC News – Business
Global economy ‘faces market bubble’
The global economy faces a financial bubble, warns Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. BBC News – Business
Morrisons shuts stores as profits fall
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to close 11 stores with the potential loss of 900 jobs as profits fall. BBC News – Business
HMRC callers ‘wait for 47 minutes’
Taxpayers trying to call HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can be kept waiting for more than three-quarters of an hour, Citizens Advice is claiming. BBC News – Business
Footballers cash in on transfer deals
Player wages eat up most of the money involved in international transfer deals during the past two years, according to new Fifa figures. BBC News – Business