In-house lawyers working in major British companies are becoming increasingly concerned that the firms they work for are failing to keep up with the methods being used by criminals to carry out financial crime. More than two-thirds of in-house lawyers surveyed by law firm Ashurst said they have concerns about their companies’ abilities to keep […]Read More

Businesses are still desperate for staff, with increases in adverts for occupations including childminders, school secretaries and dental practitioners, new research suggests. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said there were 154,000 new job adverts in the week of 17-23 October, slightly lower than a month earlier. The number of adverts has remained stable at […]Read More

British workers forgo claiming £1.3bn in expenses at work for fear of looking “petty” according to new research. 80 per cent miss out on unclaimed expenses amounting to around £245 a year per employee, according to Pleo. Despite the cost of living crisis biting hard for many Brits, business spending solution group Pleo found workers […]Read More

Nightclubs are closing at a rate of one every two days amid soaring inflation, according to figures from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). Data shows 123 nightclubs have closed down over the past nine months, a rate of 14 a month – higher than during the Covid pandemic. Between December 2019 and December 2021, […]Read More

Treasury officials are examining whether the autumn statement could include changes to non-dom status and moves to raise taxes on dividends by cutting tax-free allowances. No final decisions have been taken but Whitehall sources said options were being examined by the Treasury’s high net worth individuals policy team. Changes could include reducing the time period […]Read More

Elon Musk is to start reducing Twitter’s workforce today, the company has told staff, a week after completing his $44 billion takeover. In an email to workers, the social media group confirmed it would “go through the difficult process” of lay-offs. Twitter, which started the year with about 7,500 employees, plans to contact each of […]Read More

Business Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a £95 million boost to develop the super-materials of the future, supporting research and innovation in advanced materials at the Henry Royce Institute, headquartered in Manchester. The Business Secretary visited the Royce Institute today, in what was his first official trip since assuming the role at the Department for […]Read More

According to recent reports from the BBC, the number of rough sleepers in rural parts of England is on the rise, and concerns are being raised about whether they are being left behind. As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold and winter weather looms, many homeless people outside big cities find themselves isolated, without shelter, heat […]Read More

Nowadays there are a considerable number of new online bookmakers. And that is not surprising since the interest in sports betting is snowballing. Very often new betting sites offer good terms and conditions to their customers. So the question is if you can trust these new operators as much as those traditional and old bookmakers […]Read More

Business owners have a lot to think about, and cyber security may not be at the top of the list. However, it should be! Cyber security is important to businesses as it safeguards against various types of attacks, which we will explore in this article. We will also talk about penetration testing and why it’s […]Read More