The fallout from the pandemic has put pressure on businesses but a range of government measures has offered much needed breathing space. But directors must remain alert to potential cash flow and risk issues, warns Benjamin Wiles, managing director, restructuring advisory at Kroll

The Queen’s Speech stated that the government’s main priority is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the UK ‘stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before’

HMRC’s fraud hotline received more than 91,000 calls during the first nine months of the Covid-19 pandemic, with concerns that furlough fraud is likely to be behind many of the calls

From 1 May, the government has made a number of changes to how the Job Retention Scheme works for furloughed workers

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

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

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

EY has significantly upgraded the UK’s economic growth prospects for 2021 with the expectations of a solid recovery from Q2

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

Over 3,000 UK businesses have voluntarily have repaid over £760m in furlough grants to HMRC that they did not need, says UHY Hacker Young