Fast Company has named Anthropic No 1 on its Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list, citing Claude Code, Claude Cowork and a valuation approaching $1trn.
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Six weeks’ paid paternity leave would add £2.68bn a year, report finds
A King’s and Equimundo review of 33 studies says six weeks’ well-paid paternity leave would lift maternal employment, add £2.68bn a year and cut break-ups.
Lenovo opens Call Eva line for UK entrepreneurs to ask Eva Longoria
Lenovo Call Eva lets founders in the UK and six other countries leave Eva Longoria a voice message, with selected questions answered live on 16 September
Northern Ireland leads UK business growth in August, NatWest tracker finds
The latest NatWest Growth Tracker reports business activity growth in over half of UK nations and regions in August, despite renewed cost pressures.
Appeal tribunal overturns Next equal pay ruling on warehouse wages
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has overturned the 2024 Next equal pay ruling, finding recruitment and retention justified higher warehouse pay rates.
Salford named UK’s most entrepreneurial city as satellite cities lead
Salford heads GoDaddy’s most entrepreneurial cities ranking for 2026, with satellite cities taking four of the top five places for start-up growth.
Warmest summer on record brings mixed fortunes for South West traders
Traders in south-west England and the Channel Islands report mixed results from the UK’s warmest summer on record, with gains for some, losses for others.
Zoopla returns to £13.3m profit as advertising revenue falls
Zoopla profit has returned, with the property website reporting £13.3m before tax in 2025 despite a 1 per cent revenue fall linked to an ad strategy shift.
CBI tells Healey £345bn business costs are holding back investment
The CBI has urged John Healey to cut business costs ahead of the 28 October budget, reporting firms paid almost £345bn in tax in 2025-26, up 12.7 per cent.
Uber launches London’s first self-driving taxis with 15 Wayve cars
The first self-driving taxis London can hire are now on the Uber app, with 15 licensed Wayve cars and a human safety driver in each ready to take over.
HMRC writes to thousands over Loan Charge Settlement Scheme as third could pay nothing
Thousands of people and employers with outstanding Loan Charge liabilities are being invited to settle under the new Loan Charge Settlement Scheme, which HMRC says will cut most bills by at least half and reduce around a third to zero. Contractor bodies say the offer overstates the benefit and comes too late for those who have already paid.
Sainsbury’s puts £1.5m into school breakfast clubs and food pantries as new term begins
Sainsbury’s has announced more than £1.5 million of funding for school breakfast clubs, school food pantries and kitchen upgrades as the new term starts, including £500,000 each for the charities Magic Breakfast and Rethink Food through its partnership with Comic Relief.
Firms told to audit labour supply chains as Right to Work checks extend to subcontractors from 1 October
Businesses that rely on subcontractors, agency staff and layered labour supply chains are being urged to review their compliance procedures now, with sweeping changes to Right to Work checks due to take effect on 1 October 2026 and civil penalties of up to £60,000 per illegal worker for firms that get it wrong.
Reform UK tax pledges could cost billions with no clear funding plan, warns Blick Rothenberg
Robert Jenrick’s package of Reform UK tax pledges, including scrapping income tax on overtime, cutting employer national insurance and lowering VAT for the self-employed, would eat into the taxes that raise three quarters of UK revenue with little detail on how the gap would be closed, according to Blick Rothenberg.
Return of tax-free shopping would give UK economy £11.5bn boost, says CEBR
Bringing back tax-free shopping for international visitors would attract up to 2.35 million more tourists a year and hand the Treasury a £2.6 billion net gain, according to new research commissioned by Heart of London Business Alliance, as more than 500 business leaders urge the chancellor to act in the autumn budget.
