Maintaining confidence through gloomy predictions According to a survey of 2,000 businesses carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), just over a third are planning redundancies […]
Wages growing faster than inflation Latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that average wages are continuing to grow faster than inflation. After adjusting for consumer […]
Surprise jump in inflation: How to navigate your business Inflation figures for January 2025 were released last week and showed a surprising jump to 3.0%, up from 2.5% in December. […]
HMRC late payment interest rates to be cut Following the reduction in the Bank of England base rate, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have confirmed that their interest rates will […]
AI The good and the bad Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make headlines as businesses work out how to make effective use of it. The government is continuing to push […]
Reforms to homebuying coming The government recently announced major plans to modernise the house buying and selling process. The reforms centre on digitalising and making property and identity data available […]
Should you be paying tax on your side hustle? Conventional approaches to work and earning an income are changing and with the cost of living ever rising, many now use […]
Rises to national minimum wage confirmed Legislation was laid before Parliament last week confirming that the new National Living Wage and new Minimum Wage rates will take effect from 1 […]
