Spending Review 2013: PwC analyses labour market trends to 2018, fiscal options and the public mood as the UK learns to live with austerity Analysis by PwC ahead of the forthcoming Spending Review on 26th June suggests solid total employment growth for the next five years, and a slightly falling...
Caroline Jones, head of PwC's human resource services team in the West & Wales, said: “This is a hard-hitting report from the Commission and it's not surprising to see some high profile pay proposals. Overall, the pay proposals are sensible and the Commission has avoided headline-grabbing but unworkable proposals. While...
A new study from advisory firm PwC, examining climate change impacts around the world, shows they could represent a bigger threat than opportunity for UK business and investment. It calls for organisations to take action to assess their level of risk and invest to develop new solutions, services and skills....
52% of people in the West have cut back on living essentials and luxuries Penny-pinched commuters are struggling to keep up with a rise in transport costs, a PwC survey out today reveals, with many making sweeping changes to their lifestyles. In PwC’s Voice of the Consumer (VoC) survey of...
Public sector organisations around the world face a stark challenge: adjust to the reality of ‘doing more for less’ – or even ‘doing less for less’ – whilst focusing on what society needs and wants, and doing all this at a time of seismic changes. The new normal is for...
Two students working at PwC's Plymouth office jointly won a student award for achieving the highest marks within SWSCA in the Business Change examination taken in November 2012. The students are Matthew Miles and Maz Nebbett. They were awarded their prize at the SWSCA’s AGM at the Mount Somerset Hotel...
For PwC the month of May 2013 has been an excellent opportunity for staff across the UK to donate time and raise money for local social enterprises in the communities around their offices. PwC staff joined forces for a nationwide volunteering and fundraising event with a theme of ‘supporting social...
The Government has published details on changing aspects of the tax rules for partnerships. This includes the taxation of those partners who are treated for tax purposes as self employed even if their employment terms may be closer to those of employees. Nick Morgan, tax partner at PwC, said: "The...
PwC, Western Daily Press, Bristol Business News, ITV West & Westcountry and Beacon South West are pleased to announce the finalists in the West of England Business of the Year Awards. Rob Lewis, PwC’s West region chairman said: “The awards, which are now in their 25th year, are designed to...
PwC surveys central governments in 100 countries Governments around the world are increasingly taking steps to improve their accounting and achieve greater transparency – amidst growing recognition that the accounting framework traditionally used by the public sector isn’t fit for the 21st century. A PwC survey covering 100 countries reveals...
