Despite the raft of tax hikes introduced this month, on the two-year anniversary of private sector IR35 reform, the legislation still tops contractors’ concerns The arrival of the 2023/24 tax year and with it an array of tax increases impacting freelancers and contractors does not detract from the fact that the IR35 legislation remains these […]
Stripe, the Irish-American payments group, has described a “significant deceleration” in growth after years of rapid expansion. Start-ups face a challenging environment that is “getting harder”, its founders cautioned in their annual letter, after venture capital investments declined by two thirds from the start of 2021 to the end of last year. Based in San […]
Cognizant has today announced it has been chosen by the UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to support the delivery of business change and provide improved services to the government organisation. Cognizant will implement, under the Application Development and Maintenance Support (ADMS) services program, a new online services and digital platform […]
It is rare to find a more exhilarating experience than owning your own racehorse. The roar of the crowd as the horses gallop up the straight towards the finishing post, the sound of thundering hooves, and the swoosh of colourful silks flying past; the atmosphere is electric. Watching your own horse brings the experience to […]
New research reveals that two fifths of UK SMEs believe their business may be in financial difficulties in a year’s time, while a small minority expect their business to wind down. Equally concerning, one in six of SMEs believe they will fail to meet their debt obligations over the next 12 months. The research was […]
New research finds the majority of Brits are baffled by the most basic terms of their credit agreements, like how much interest they’ll be charged. To protect consumers from being hoodwinked by credit providers, the Consumer Credit Act prescribes the information a company must give consumers before they sign a credit agreement. But these rules […]
Despite a continued push for equality, men still earn more than women with the difference in wage remaining at 9.4%, the same level as in 2017/18, when figures were first published. The analysis looked at a company’s median pay gap – the difference in pay between the middle-ranking woman and the middle-ranking man. This is […]
British businesses are fighting to stay afloat as current economic pressures lead almost seven in 10 to seek cost-saving measures. The study quizzed senior decision makers across a range of small and medium-sized UK businesses, with 82% of business leaders stating the cost-of-living crisis has had a negative impact on their company. Despite their best […]
With the Cost-of-Living crisis seemingly driving worker theft up, specialist background screening and identity services firm, Sterling, has warned businesses to be mindful of the cost of a bad hire. This latest warning comes following reports from insurer Zurich UK, that employee theft had increased 19% in 2022 when compared to the year before. It’s […]
Remote working could hinder skills development longer-term, with employers indicating difficulties in the onboarding, training and development of staff in a remote environment. That’s according to a recent study from workplace creation expert, Unispace, and not-for-profit corporate real estate association, CoreNet Global. The study of global leaders revealed that the physical separation between peers could […]