Thousands of growing firms freed from IR35 burden – but freelancers warned not to underprice
Changes to the off-payroll working rules coming into force this month will relieve scaling businesses of costly compliance obligations. Yet contractors who fail to adjust...
Government’s £100m pledge for innovators dismissed as a drop in the ocean after £25bn National Insurance raid
The government has announced a £100million package of measures aimed at unlocking private investment for Britain’s entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups, but business leaders have rounded...
Don’t fear AI job losses – invest in training, urges Google’s UK boss
Kate Alessi, Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, has pushed back firmly against warnings that artificial intelligence will trigger widespread unemployment, insisting that...
Higher defence spending could unlock £30bn annual boost for UK economy
Increased defence investment stands to deliver a significant windfall for the British economy, with new analysis suggesting that the government’s ambitious spending commitments could add...
Oil price surges past $111 as Strait of Hormuz deadline looms
The price of oil climbed above $111 a barrel on Tuesday as mounting anxiety over stalled diplomatic efforts in the Gulf pushed energy markets higher...
Manufacturers bracing for £1 billion business rates bombshell as April cost crisis deepens
Britain’s manufacturing sector is staring down the barrel of a near-£1 billion increase in annual business rates, piling further pressure on an industry already reeling...