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The NICs rise, tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellorBusiness live – latest updatesUK employers cut back on bonuses and hiringBritain’s jobs market is in a challenging position. Job losses a…
Almost half of voters either strongly or somewhat support ‘admitting no more new migrants and requiring large numbers who came in recent years to leave’, says YouGovPlaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, is celebrating its centenary today. In a stat…
More than 60,000 workers received back pay worth £7.4m from 518 employers, according to UK governmentPizza Express, British Airways, and the outsourcing firm Capita are among leading businesses named by the government for failing to pay some of their s…
Chancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be high…
Axa and Scottish Widows back ShareAction campaign for chains such as Next to pay at least £12.60 an hourMajor investors including Axa and Scottish Widows are backing shareholder resolutions pressing retailers Next, Marks & Spencer and JD Sports to …
Conservation charity is also pausing some projects because of labour costs stemming from the autumn budgetThe National Trust has frozen all but essential recruitment and is pausing some projects as it faces a £10m jump in labour costs this year as a re…
Despite the decision to hold at 4.5%, businesses and households can take a confident view of the UK’s prospectsBank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on holdBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policyma…
Amid less gloomy OBR forecasts the chancellor is expected to take first steps towards cutting personal taxesJeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain’s stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he deliver…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says earnings of full-time workers will rise by £1,800 a year next spring as a the result of moveNearly 3 million low-paid workers will receive a pay increase of almost 10% next spring after the chancellor announced an increase i…
Unions in Bangladesh say a proposed wage increase falls short after a weekend of violent protests.