The total revenue HMRC generated from tax investigations and other compliance activity has risen to £30.8bn in 2021, up from £28bn in 2020 as it looks to pursue tax lost to evasion or avoidance during the pandemic, lawyers have announced.
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1 in 4 young employees won’t work for unsustainable businesses
New research has found almost a quarter of Gen Z employees (18 to 24-year-olds) would not work at a business that profits from unsustainable practices.
Forterro structures for accelerated growth in Europe
Forterro, a European provider of ERP software solutions to more than 10,000 midmarket manufacturing and production companies, today announced a regionally oriented organisation design that will oversee its eleven localised European ERP product brands.
Get ready for Strong Customer Authentication: What you need to know about the new online payment rules
The rapid growth and convenience of buying online is one pandemic habit that looks set to stay for the long term.
Property market’s peak starts to push investors towards startups and small businesses
Investment habits have changed rapidly over the last few years in the UK, with individuals leaning on investments to provide them with passive income.
Jeremy Paxman invests in Scottish organic whisky distillery
eremy Paxman has invested in what is thought to be Scotland’s first organic whisky distillery, part-owned by the former prisons chief at the centre of his infamous interview with the former home secretary Michael Howard.
Soaring energy prices leave UK comparison sites with little to compare
Sergei the meerkat and his rival Gio Compario have put comparison websites at the heart of many people’s buying decisions, but soaring energy price rises and new rules on insurance sales mean challenging times for the businesses they advertise.
1 in 10 job adverts is working from home
The proportion of UK jobs advertised as “entirely remote working roles” has increased over the past month.
Aristocrat’s drawn-out takeover bid for Playtech ends in rejection
With the world shifting towards more legalized gambling not less, there has been a flurry of merger and acquisition attempts within the industry.
British employees thrive working from home as output now higher than before the pandemic
Working from home ‘didn’t really impact productivity much’ says one expert as official data suggests workers shifted seamlessly from the office to their homes.
UK SMEs to bolster employee numbers following promising start to 2022
Forty per cent of UK SMEs plan to hire, on average, six new employees before the end of March, following a promising start to the year
UK’s top crypto chief calls out City watchdog for curbing innovation
The City watchdog has come under fire from the chief of Britain’s biggest cryptocurrency firm after he suggested that the UK is falling behind its EU cousins.
Stationery start up Papier raises $50m to fuel global expansion
London-based stationery startup Papier has secured a $50m funding round as it looks to fuel a global expansion plan, the firm announced today.
Co-op boss Jo Whitfield takes break to help teenage sons with exams
The boss of the Co-op’s food division is taking a four-month break to support her sons during their exams.
Roll up for the Greggs and Primark exclusive fashion collaboration
Shoppers across the UK passing their local Primark were puzzled this weekend as they spotted Greggs steak bakes and vegan sausage rolls discreetly tucked into mannequins’ handbags and pockets in window displays.
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