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Small business news roundup 10th June 2022

UK firms begin world's biggest four-day week trial - with no loss of pay A four-day week with no loss of pay is being trialled at dozens of companies across the UK from the 6th of June. Companies will still give employees 100% pay on the [...]

June 10th, 2022|Categories: News|

Small business news roundup 27th May 2022

Government U-turns on energy windfall tax To help fund this support, the government is introducing the Energy Profits Levy, a 25% surcharge on profits made by the UK oil and gas sector, which it is hoped will raise around £5bn over the next year. For the [...]

May 27th, 2022|Categories: News|

Small business news roundup 20th May 2022

Sunak pledges to cut business tax in Autumn Budget Rishi Sunak vowed that business tax cuts will come in this year's Autumn Budget. The cost of running a business crisis is arguably as much of an issue as Covid-19, with the strain of many increased costs, [...]

May 20th, 2022|Categories: News|

Small business news roundup 06th May 2022

Law firm says staff can work from home - for 20% less pay A London law firm has offered staff the option to work from home permanently, but the convenience comes at a price.The firm would allow staff to work remotely but pay them 20% less than [...]

May 6th, 2022|Categories: News|

Small business news roundup 08th April 2022

Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury to regulate some stablecoins The Treasury has announced that it will regulate some cryptocurrencies as part of a wider plan to make the UK a hub for digital payment companies. It is said that “stablecoins” will be a recognised form of payment, as [...]

April 8th, 2022|Categories: News|

Small business news roundup 18th February 2022

Brit's starting a new business, hits record high According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Nearly 13% of adults are in the first three months of starting a new business or are already running a young enterprise. This is a big jump compared to 8 per cent in [...]

February 18th, 2022|Categories: News|
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