Gloves off Amongst Networks, Ofgem and Suppliers Electricity distribution and transmission costs should be analysed by the National Audit Office (NAO), that was the call delivered by Andy Manning, head of network regulation at British Gas. Manning said that there was a requirement for a “detailed independent analysis” to be undertaken into why the networks, […]
Ofgem Investigates New Connections
The New Supply Electricity Market For anyone who has ever tried to organise a new connection in the electricity market – where cables, wires and meters are laid for the first time and a new or renovated premise is ‘connected’ to the grid – they will know that the process is not simple, straightforward or […]
Battling Energy Black-Outs
The UK energy market is under unprecedented pressure, whatever the background noise of a Competition and Markets Authority investigation or the Labour led promise of price freezes, the here and now of the energy market is the fact that demand will soon outstrip supply if power plants continue to be decommissioned without replacements being ready […]
Ofgem’s Supply Market Indicator Report
June 2014 Ofgem’s latest Supply Market Indicator report was released at the end of June 2014. This regular monthly update, released on the last Thursday of each month is most renowned for its forecast of the average bill for gas and electricity, however there are significantly more interesting insights than the headline price. Not least […]
IPPR Calls to Double Paternity Leave
IPPR – The Enemy of Small Businesses? In another outburst to strike fear into SMEs throughout the UK, calls are being made for statutory paternity leave to be doubled. The IPPR, that doyen of the ‘centre left’ claims in their report ‘The Condition of Britain’ that such a move would encourage fathers to spend more […]
UK Confidence, Investment and Growth Up
A survey from Lloyds bank, part of the bailed out bank of RBS, has found that business confidence is at its highest level since 1994, a remarkable comeback from the recently passed recession. Whilst confidence rose across all regions there were some regional divergences, confidence was: Highest in the South West Followed by the North […]
The Fine Times Table
In the second part of our Fine Times Table series we again look at the energy market since our 2009 inception and more particularly the number of times, and amount, the Big 6 energy suppliers have been fined for various market misdemeanours. British Gas are the latest supplier to be fined by Ofgem for misdemeanors […]
Labour Acknowledge Economic Contribution
Since the demise of the New Labour project, ‘business’ has been a dirty word in the Labour movement but now Labour under ‘Red’ Ed Miliband and Ed “not my fault guv” Balls have realized that business plays an important part in the UK economy. Fresh from calling big companies ‘predators’ and demanding state intervention in […]
CVs: What Every Employer Should Know
Lies, deceit and the CV In a startling ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled that it is a breach of human rights for a convicted criminal to have to disclose their past convictions and cautions in any job application. The case that was referred was a relatively petty crime of an individual stealing a pushbike […]
What does the Labour ‘price freeze’ mean for my contract?
In the latest in our series of questions to the boss, we focus on the commonly asked question of: “What does the Labour ‘price freeze’ mean for my contract?” Business Juice: Simply put, in my opinion, it means and will mean nothing at all for a business energy contract. Indeed it’s extremely doubtful whether it […]