One of the UK’s leading customs agents has warned that hundreds of businesses could be banned from importing unless they urgently switch to a new Government computer system.
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Liz Truss warned corporation tax cuts have not fuelled investment
Business investment in the UK fell to the lowest rate in the G7 group of wealthy nations despite corporation tax cuts, the government has been warned, as ministers prepare £30bn of giveaways targeted at companies and higher-income workers.
The management at work of employee bereavement
I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and my condolences go out to the Royal Family and the many millions of people whose lives she touched during her reign.
Competition and Markets Authority opens probe of Microsoft’s $75bn Activision buyout
The UK competition regulator has opened an in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, the creator of blockbuster Call of Duty.
Adobe to buy design group Figma for $20bn
Adobe has agreed to buy business-to-business design company Figma for $20bn in cash and stock, as the software giant looks to bolster its creative tools offering.
40,000 UK SMEs seek finance as spiralling costs get out of control
The current challenges around rising costs are expected to prompt more than 40,000 SMEs1 to lean on finance providers to help support their businesses according to new research from solution-led fintech lender Nucleus Commercial Finance (NCF).
Housebuilders ‘lobbied against plan for electric car chargers in new homes in England’
Britain’s biggest housebuilders privately lobbied for the government to ditch rules requiring electric car chargers to be installed in every new home in England, documents have revealed.
Chinese web novels arrive at the British Library for the first time: The 16 pieces were originally serialised on China literature’s Qidian website
Sixteen works have become the first Chinese web novels to be included in the British Library, one of the world’s largest academic libraries.
Forward-thinking boss transfers company to employees to provide job security
A managing director at a UK-wide security and cleaning company wants his employees to have job security … so he’s transferred ownership of the business to its workforce.
Time to pause and reflect upon greatest personal brand of them all, Her Majesty The Queen
This week we must pause and reflect upon the death of the greatest personal brand of them all, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Liz Truss’s energy bailout: Key points to help consumers and UK business
New prime minister has honoured her pre-election pledge and announced a package of measures as cost of living soars
Three quarter of Brits are paying for subscriptions they don’t use
Three quarters of Brits say they are currently paying for subscriptions they don’t use – whether that be video streaming services or the gym memberships we’ve vowed to use since the start of the year.
‘Too emotional’ & ‘too bossy’: Calls for women in business stereotypes to change
New research has revealed that women report they still face stereotypes when running a business compared to their male counterparts, saying they are seen as ‘too emotional’, ‘bossy’, ‘weak’ and ‘trying to be masculine’.
Ad spending on mobile social media to grow by 19% in 2022
Social media has become the preferred method for marketers to reach customers during the past decade. The trend is not likely to change in the coming years.
Childcare costing parents up to 70 per cent of total pay with huge differences across UK
In England, Scotland and Wales, full-time nursery for children under the age of two is costing some parents more than half of one person’s weekly take-home pay.
