Some travellers coming to England will have to quarantine in hotels, over concerns about new Covid variants, the government is expected to announce. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a decision after discussing the proposals with senior ministers later. The measures are likely to apply to UK citizens and those […]
UK jobless rate hits 5% as redundancies reach record high
The UK’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to November, up from 4.9%, as coronavirus continued to hit the jobs market. An estimated 1.72 million people were unemployed, the Office for National Statistics said. That was 418,000 more than in the same period the previous year and […]
HMRC extends tax self-assessment deadline by a month to 28 February
HM Revenue & Customs has effectively extended the tax self-assessment deadline by a month, until 28 February, after conceding that some people were struggling and needed more time. The 11th hour move provides a breathing space for more than 3 million people who have still not filed their 2019-20 tax […]
SMEs do not expect to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until summer 2022
Small and medium sized businesses that have suffered due to COVID-19 don’t expect to recover to pre-pandemic levels until summer 2022, according to new research. With the UK now well into a vaccination programme that many hope will enable the economy to start reopening, ongoing cashflow issues and a decline […]
Facebook News feature launches in UK
Facebook News, the social network’s dedicated section for news content, is launching in the UK. The UK is the second market to get Facebook News, which launched in the United States last year. Several major news publishers, including Channel 4, Sky News, and The Guardian have signed deals with Facebook […]
Hays Travel to close 89 shops as lockdown delays ‘bounce back’
Travel firm Hays Travel is to close 89 of its 535 shops following a review into its take over of Thomas Cook. The Sunderland-based firm bought the collapsed company in October 2019and deferred a review into the performance of its shops until 2021. A Hays Travel spokeswoman said the third […]
Brand loyalty Vs Customer loyalty – Understanding two sides of the same coin.
Every one of us have probably been a member of a brand loyalty program at one point or another. Whether it’s a card collecting stamps for a free cup of coffee or a more in-depth credit-card like system that tracks our spending and rewards us accordingly, it’s an important part […]
No jab, no job debate is about public and workforce safety, pure and simple
Who’d have thought putting the health and safety of your people and the public first would create such a fuss! During an interview with City AM, I discussed my intention to spend an estimated £800,000 on having my 400-strong workforce vaccinated against Covid – once the vaccinations become available to […]
No jab, no job debate is about public and workforce safety, pure and simple
Who’d have thought putting the health and safety of your people and the public first would create such a fuss! During an interview with City AM, I discussed my intention to spend an estimated £800,000 on having my 400-strong workforce vaccinated against Covid – once the vaccinations become available to […]
Firms planned record 800,000 redundancies last year
British employers made plans to cut 795,000 jobs last year, a record number, as Covid lockdowns took their toll on the economy. More than 10,000 firms planned job cuts, however the pace of planned cuts slowed at the end of the year. Without the government’s furlough scheme, designed to protect […]