How the Spring Budget 2017 may impact the workplace

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered the Spring Budget 2017, which means good news for small business, wages and plugging the UK’s talent shortage.

According to the Government website, some of the key measures include; investment in technical education for 16- to 19-year-olds rising to over £500million, a £300million investment for new academic research placements including PhD places and creation of new fellowships, and loans for part time and doctoral students from 2018.