Jobcentres should encourage thousands of early retirees to rejoin the workforce by helping them to find flexible or part-time opportunities, Labour has said.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Brexit progress boosts hopes of Northern Ireland deal
Britain and the European Union have taken a step towards a Brexit deal over Northern Ireland and hailed it as a “new basis” for talks.
UK’s first space launch of Virgin Orbit rocket fails at final hurdle
The first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from British soil ended in a “painful” failure at the final hurdle last night as the rocket made it into space but failed to reach the right altitude, with its multimillion-pound cargo of satellites left to break up in the atmosphere.
Jacob Rees-Mogg to receive £500,000 in fund dividend
Former business secretary and staunch Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg will receive about £500,000 in annual dividends from his stake in Somerset Capital Management, the investment fund he co-founded in 2007.
Banks face more than 100 class action lawsuits
British banks are facing more than 100 class action lawsuits in a wave of litigation that lawyers predict could cost them billions of pounds to resolve.
UK manufacturers say foreign investors are turning away from unstable Britain
Three prime ministers, four chancellors and three business secretaries in a year have cost Britain its appeal to foreign investors, say manufacturing bosses.
Energy bill support for firms set to be cut
A new scheme to support firms with their energy bills will be announced in the House of Commons on Monday.
Shell to pay UK tax for first time in five years
Shell has said it will pay tax in the UK for the first time since 2017 after making huge global profits last year.
Single-use cutlery and plates to be banned in England
Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and trays will be banned in England, the government has confirmed.
Extinction Rebellion co-founder fined for smashing Barclays window
A co-founder of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) group has been fined for smashing the window of a bank.
High streets boosted by busiest month for shopping since pandemic
Footfall in December reached its highest level since the pandemic as shoppers headed to stores in search of Christmas gifts.
HMRC on to a nice little earner with 6% interest charges for unpaid tax
The interest rate the taxman charges on unpaid tax has reached a 14-year high of 6 per cent, but if you expect the same return on anything it owes you, you’ll be out of luck.
Shopify bans meetings of more than two people
A Canadian business has stirred up a hornet’s nest by purging online meetings, saying companies are for builders, not managers, and vowing to “give people back their maker time”.
Hunt confirms cut to ‘unsustainably expensive’ business energy support
Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that he will announce plans to reduce energy support for businesses in the Commons next week, telling industry leaders it was “unsustainably expensive”.
Almost no trains are running across the whole of England today as drivers strike
Almost no trains are running in most parts of England today as train drivers at 15 operating companies go on strike.
