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Employment Rights Act webinar: the employment law questions employers are asking now

Economic Growth 16 March 2026

Employment Rights Act webinar: the employment law questions employers are asking now

Following our recent webinar on the Employment Rights Act reforms, many employers asked the same practical questions.

Most organisations are not asking for theory. They want to know what needs to change in day-to-day practice as the reforms come in over 2026 and 2027. This article focuses on three areas employers raised most often: pay, process, and probation.

Tees Partner Letty Glaister shortlisted for national agriculture award

Awards, Women in Business 16 March 2026

Tees Partner Letty Glaister shortlisted for national agriculture award

Tees is pleased to announce that Partner Letty Glaister has been shortlisted for Agricultural Adviser of the Year at the National Women in Agriculture Awards 2026.

Change, adapt and grow with a Guardtech Cleanrooms modular cleanroom system

Digital & IT, Uncategorised 16 March 2026

Change, adapt and grow with a Guardtech Cleanrooms modular cleanroom system

Guardtech’s heritage construction company has been helping Life Sciences and High-Tech Engineering applications level up for 26 years – and the best is yet to come

Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Chair Faye Holland appointed Director of Cambridge x Manchester Partnership

Economic Growth 13 March 2026

Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Chair Faye Holland appointed Director of Cambridge x Manchester Partnership

Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Chair Faye Holland has been appointed Partnership Director for the pioneering Cambridge x Manchester collaboration, bringing her extensive experience of the Cambridge innovation ecosystem to the role. Faye will lead the partnership between two of the UK’s leading innovation cities, helping strengthen collaboration across their research, business and innovation communities. Alongside […]

Trade Support Gap Leaves Firms Flying Solo

International 13 March 2026

Trade Support Gap Leaves Firms Flying Solo

Of all firms surveyed, only 13% feel they get sufficient support, while 32% and 31% feel they either have not much support or no support at all, respectively. 

Economic Forecast: Global Turmoil to Hit Growth and Push Up Inflation

Economic Growth 13 March 2026

Economic Forecast: Global Turmoil to Hit Growth and Push Up Inflation

UK GDP is expected to grow by only 1.0% in 2026, reflecting a landscape of weak productivity, business investment, consumer spending, and ongoing global uncertainty. It is then forecast to pick up to 1.3% in 2027 and then 1.1% in 2028. 

Fears Over Low Value Imports Reform

International 13 March 2026

Fears Over Low Value Imports Reform

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that removing the UK’s tariff exemption for low value imports could risk pushing up prices, harming small businesses and reducing trade intensity.

Buses and Businesses Against Abuse – scheme rolls out nationally

Business Growth & Development 12 March 2026

Buses and Businesses Against Abuse – scheme rolls out nationally

A ground-breaking scheme, aimed at preventing violence against women and girls in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, has helped set a standard which is now being rolled-out to other parts of the country, as part of the Buses Act 2025, according to a key local figure.

Checkatrade Founder Kevin Byrne OBE to Headline Peterborough Business Dinner

Business Growth & Development, Construction & Property 11 March 2026

Checkatrade Founder Kevin Byrne OBE to Headline Peterborough Business Dinner

As part of its Peterborough Centenary celebrations, the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a special Business Dinner bringing together professionals and organisations from across the region for an evening of celebration, connection and inspiration.