SME manufacturing output held flat in the three months to April but is expected to improve in the next quarter, according to the CBI’s quarterly SME Trends Survey
Hundreds of thousands of people struggling with debt problems will be supported through a new debt respite scheme, Breathing Space, launched by government, which gives a 60-day respite period
The pandemic continues to hit retail as the vacancy rate of shops across the country has increased to 14.1%, the latest British Retail Consortium shop vacancy monitor has revealed
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointment at Deloitte Legal, promotions and hires at PwC’s Strategy&, KPMG and retirement for Milsted Langdon founder
All of the Big Four accountancy firms have been recognised for their efforts to work towards gender equality by experts behind the Times Top 50 Employers for Women list
As the fourth self employment income support scheme (SEISS) ramps up for applications, HMRC has confirmed the penalty regime with harsh fines for abuse of the financial support
Half of Britain’s workers expect their bosses to demand a vaccine passport before they can return to their workplace although the government has not regulated on mandatory jabs
Tighter controls on the sale of companies in administration to connected parties are designed to strengthen the rules over pre-pack sales. Nicola Collins and Fatema Begum, restructuring senior associates at Mayer Brown, examine the new rules effective 30 April
Ten of the UK’s top business leaders have created the National Prosperity Plan to boost growth, living standards and ensure the UK can develop world beating industries and support people as they recover from the pandemic and transition to the jobs of the future
An estimated 41% of UK finance decision makers placed accounts payable staff on furlough over the past 12 months as part of cost cutting exercise a report by Invu says
The first three months of 2021 saw a record quarterly rise in consumer confidence, rising six percentage points in the first quarter (Q1) according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker
