Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
The UK government will cover a £104m IR35 tax bill at Post Office Limited after historic off-payroll working failures left the public body unable to pay.
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The Government has launched new guidance to help UK employers prepare for employment law reforms taking effect from April under the Employment Rights Act 2025.
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Amazon is in early talks to invest up to $50bn in OpenAI, as the ChatGPT maker seeks up to $100bn in funding at a valuation of…
Tens of thousands of UK companies are in critical financial distress, with high taxes, rising wage costs and weak demand threatening a new wave of business…
Octopus Energy has announced a new joint venture with China’s PCG Power to trade renewable energy, aiming to handle up to 140TWh a year by 2030…
Waymo says it hopes to launch a driverless robotaxi service in London as early as September, ahead of planned UK regulatory changes to allow autonomous taxis.
Ministers have again ruled out compensation for women affected by state pension age changes, despite a fresh review, prompting fury from the Waspi campaign and opposition…