The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (Thursday) released its latest economic forecast which predicts UK GDP growth for 2021 of 6.8%, which if realised would be the strongest outturn since official records began in 1949.1 If covid restrictions continue to be released, UK GDP growth will be strongest...
Businesses are increasingly confident in their ability to grow and recover, although many still have fears about the ongoing impact of Covid restrictions.Growth: 63% of firms surveyed confident in their growth prospects over next 12 months Restarting: 53% already operating at pre-pandemic capacity; 80%...
A new BCC survey of more than 900 UK firms shows that remote working was by far the most common form of flexible working offered at 66% - however only 54% of B2C services firms could offer it, against 80% of B2B services firms...
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber is planning to celebrate the strength of the local business community and reflect upon the challenges many have faced during one of toughest periods of trading in generations by hosting a unique celebration like no other.Set to take place at Magna...
Commenting on ONS Labour Market statistics for May 2021 published today, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said: “The decline in the unemployment rate and the rise in payroll employment is further confirmation that the UK jobs market is now more resilient to the ongoing restrictions. “Continued government support and the easing of restrictions as the UK moved to step two of the government’s...
A survey of more than 1,000 UK businesses carried out by the BCC shows that only 5% of firms have already implemented their own requirements for proof of vaccinationFirms with more than 50 staff were more likely than smaller firms to either have implemented or...