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NewsEconomy to ‘get worse before it gets better’
The UK economy will likely “get worse before it gets better” as it continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned.
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Retail sales ‘worst on record’ in 2020
Retail sales in the UK suffered their worst performance on record on 2020, according to the latest figures from an industry body.
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Prince Charles urges businesses to join ‘Earth Charter’
The Prince of Wales is calling on businesses to do more to protect the planet by joining the ‘Terra Carta’. Marking 50 years of environmental campaigning, Prince Charles’ ‘Earth Charter’ aims to raise £7.3 billion to invest in the natural world. Speaking at the virtual One Planet ...
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Record number of small businesses set to close this year
A record number of small businesses could close for good in the next 12 months, according to the Federation of Small Businesse (FSB).
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More delays and backlogs at ports
Retailers in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about trade barriers as delays and backlogs at ports continue to grow.
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FTSE 100 hits 10-month high, adding £60bn in value
The FTSE 100 stock market has reached its highest point in ten months, adding more than £60 billion to its total value.
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FTSE 100 bosses earn average salary in 3 days
FTSE 100 chief executives will earn more in the first three days of this week than their average employee will earn this year, according to new figures.
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Lockdown grants ‘not new funding’, say devolved nations
Devolved governments have criticised the chancellor’s claim that the UK government is providing extra financial support for businesses forced to close as a result of the latest lockdowns.
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Businesses forced to close get £9,000 grants
Businesses forced to close as part of the latest lockdown measures will receive grants of up to £9,000 per property, the chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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Vaccine rollout boosts small business confidence
Small business owners are feeling overwhelmingly more confident about their prospects for 2021 following the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, according to research by the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Starling Bank.
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2020 ‘worst year’ for High Street job losses in 25 years
2020 saw more job losses on the High Street than at any point in the past 25 years, according to new research.
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Employers urged to furlough parents if schools close
Working parents should be placed on furlough if schools are closed, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged.
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Staff feeling overworked during Covid
Workers are feeling the effects of longer working days and unpaid overtime over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.
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Small businesses suffer most furlough stress
Small businesses were hit hardest by employees suffering from stress as a result of changes to the furlough scheme, new data suggests.
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Christmas spending slows, but hope for retail post-pandemic
Three-quarters of consumers in the UK are spending less this Christmas this year, according to the latest research from Capgemini.
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Covid sparks cultural shift in health and wellbeing attitudes
The vast majority of employers in the UK are changing their approach to their staff’s health and wellbeing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has found.
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31 million Brits pledge to shop with small businesses this Christmas
More than 31 million Brits are keen to support small businesses this Christmas as they worry their local shops could go bust, according to BT.
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UK growth slows in October
The UK’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis slowed again in October with growth of just 0.4%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Price rises ‘likely’ over UK shipping delays
Consumers are likely to see the cost of imported goods increase as a global shipping crisis sparks a rise in freight costs, businesses are warning.
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Small business owners ‘reduced or stopped taking salary’ during Covid
The vast majority of small business owners have made personal financial sacrifices to keep their business afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey has shown.
