Sep 25, 2020 | Current Affairs
As the new ‘winter economy plan’ has come into place, small businesses have welcomed the scheme to protect jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Yesterday (24 September), Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined new measures to help the economy as the furlough scheme comes to an...
Sep 24, 2020 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined a new scheme to protect jobs as the furlough scheme ends this month, as a part of his ‘winter economy plan’.Earlier today (24 September), Sunak announced that the Government will subsidise wages for employees who can work at least...
Sep 23, 2020 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
As new coronavirus restrictions come into place, small businesses are calling on the Government for additional financial support.Under the new restrictions, all hospitality venues including pubs, bars and restaurants in England must have a 10pm curfew from tomorrow...
Sep 22, 2020 | Current Affairs
Business directors will be forced to verify their identities with Companies House under new proposals from the Government, in a bid to improve corporate transparency. Changes outlined by the Government will seek to address "many weaknesses" which currently leave the...
Sep 21, 2020 | Current Affairs
Nearly a million workers returned to their jobs part-time in the first month that flexible furlough was introduced, official figures show.The Treasury revealed 950,000 workers – 20% of those furloughed across the UK – went back to their places of employment to work on...
