December has been described as the most stressful month of 2022 by half of Brits.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
UK tech sector investment strength overshadows European rivals
UK technology businesses continued to overshadow their European counterparts this year when it came to value and investment levels, although both have fallen in the face of economic headwinds as the pandemic-fuelled boom has ground to a halt.
Some of Britain’s biggest names on guest list for Labour business event
John Allan, the chairman of Tesco, will be among senior business leaders addressing a Labour Party business conference today.
Government set to return to Truss’s tough strike laws as unions threaten Christmas chaos
Ministers are considering toughening up anti-strike laws designed to curb walkouts on the railways with passengers facing the prospect of industrial action over Christmas.
Christmas parties cancelled because of rail strikes
Up to 40 per cent of Christmas parties and bookings are set to be cancelled as a result of new rail strikes, a hospitality trade body has predicted.
PM to hold cabinet crisis talks after rail union adds more Christmas strikes
Rishi Sunak will speak to his cabinet about rail strikes today after a union announced days of extra strikes over Christmas in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Baroness Mone to take leave of absence from House of Lords amid PPE contracts controversy
Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect.
UK risks sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farmers’ union
The government risks “sleepwalking” into a food supply crisis unless it provides crucial support for British farmers struggling with the soaring cost of fuel, fertiliser and feed, the National Farmers’ Union has warned.
UK retailers boosted by November sales of winter coats and hot water bottles
Britain’s retailers benefited from a November sales boost fuelled by Black Friday discounts and colder weather as consumers bought winter coats, hot water bottles and hooded blankets, according to industry data.
Recession fears rise as services contract, purchasing managers’ index shows
The biggest sector of the economy remained in a downturn last month as new orders continued to fall owing to the cost of living crisis, a closely watched survey shows.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group serve stadium eviction notice to Coventry City football Club
Coventry City have been issued with an eviction notice by the new owners of the Coventry Building Society Arena.
EU set to relax state aid rules to compete with US
The European Union should relax its state aid rules to compete with mass US subsidies for green technology, the head of the European Commission has said.
UK staff to have legal right to ask for flexible working from day one in job
Employees are to get the right to request flexible working from the moment they start a job under new government legislation, in a move welcomed by unions, who urged ministers to go further in terms of making such arrangements the norm.
New HMRC data raises UK hopes of end to Northern Ireland Brexit trade checks
UK hopes that controversial Brexit checks on goods crossing the Irish sea can be eliminated have risen after early analysis of government data showed that at least 85% of goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain stay in factories or shops in the region.
RMT rejects new offer from rail employers in pay and jobs dispute
The RMT has rejected an offer from rail employers aimed at heading off more strikes.
