The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
More than half of furloughed jobs in the UK are at the highest risk of automation as the Covid crisis accelerates workplace technology change, driving up…
Barclays has been hit with a £26m fine for poor treatment of more than 1.5 million struggling borrowers, prompting the City regulator to warn lenders over…
An innovative, specialist jobs platform which connects ex-military personnel directly with businesses has launched a brand-new website to enhance its service for candidates and employers.
Britain’s jobs crisis has worsened, as companies continue to lay people off as the Covid-19 pandemic hits the economy.
53% of UK employees admit that their productivity wanes in the run-up to the festive period, with half of these scaled back on work on or…
Buy-to-let landlords are joining the rush to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, with the proportion of property sales agreed with investors hitting its highest…
West End theatres are to shut after Tuesday night’s performances as London moves into tier 3 restrictions, and industry figures say the capital’s theatre sector faces…
Business leaders have warned that thousands of jobs are at risk because of the government’s “illogical” decision to close pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across London…
Banks believe they can claim on the government guarantee attached to coronavirus loans that turn out to be fraudulent.
Insolvency practitioners have been instructed to report fraudulent coronavirus loan applications to the government, ahead of an expected surge in company failures next year.
Britain and the EU pledged to “go the extra mile” yesterday to try to secure a post-Brexit trade deal, extending talks after progress on the contentious…
Tax officials have been scrambling to hire hundreds of advisers to help businesses deal with red tape when moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland…
Car giants and grocers are scrambling to create stockpiles in case a no-deal Brexit severs supply chains.
The billionaire Brexit backer Sir James Dyson has seen profits jump at his farming business on the back of EU subsidies.
Heathrow could lose 2,000 retail jobs because of the government’s decision not to offer tax-free shopping for tourists, according to the airport’s chief executive.