The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
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…
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…
The RMT has rejected an offer from rail employers aimed at heading off more strikes.
Rishi Sunak’s government is “going backwards” on building a greener economy and lacks a growth plan to soften the blow from recession, the head of the…
More than half of all Londoners have either started their own business or aspire to do so in 2023, compared to nearly a third of people…
Fears over bird flu and the cost of living crisis could impact free-range turkey sales, farmers have warned, as growing numbers turn to supermarkets for frozen…
The John Lewis Partnership has struck a £500m deal with the investment firm Abrdn to build 1,000 residential rental homes, redeveloping three sites already owned by…
The first four scale-up visa licences have been approved by the Home Office three months after the scheme began, prompting lawyers to question the slow take…
Barclays has been fined £8.4 million by the payments industry watchdog for failing to be transparent with retailers about the fees they were being charged to…
Ministers have called on Britain’s biggest rail union to be “altruistic” and suspend strike action over Christmas and new year amid warnings that it will cost…
Ministers will make it harder for new properties to be turned into holiday homes under plans to see off a Tory rebellion on planning rules.
Further train strikes have been announced by rail staff, stoking fears of severe travel disruption for millions of passengers over the festive period as the transport…
The Swedish fast-fashion chain H&M is to cut 1,500 jobs across its global operations as part of efforts to save 2bn Swedish Kroner (£158m) a year,…
Elon Musk’s satellite Starlink technology is to be part of a UK government trial to get better internet connectivity to remote parts of the country.
Two new surveys have recorded sharp falls in business confidence as the uncertain economic outlook causes companies to become more pessimistic.