UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system. The system, which was installed by the Post Office and supplied by Fujitsu, falsely suggested there were cash shortfalls, leading to 736 […]
UK taxpayers to pay former Post Office workers up to £1bn compensation
UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system. The system, which was installed by the Post Office and supplied by Fujitsu, falsely suggested there were cash shortfalls, leading to 736 […]
Working from home blamed for fraud increase
More than eight in ten mid-sized businesses in the UK experienced fraud in 2021, up from 60 per cent the year before, research has found. The frauds cost the affected companies an average of £223,000, down from £245,000 in 2020. Businesses in professional services, leisure and finance were among those […]
Working from home blamed for fraud increase
More than eight in ten mid-sized businesses in the UK experienced fraud in 2021, up from 60 per cent the year before, research has found. The frauds cost the affected companies an average of £223,000, down from £245,000 in 2020. Businesses in professional services, leisure and finance were among those […]
Small business expansion held back by rising costs
Ambition to grow has exceeded pre-pandemic levels among small businesses but they are being held back by rising costs, skills shortages and a lack of access to finance, a survey has found. About 54 per cent of small businesses expect to grow over the next year, up by four percentage […]
Small business expansion held back by rising costs
Ambition to grow has exceeded pre-pandemic levels among small businesses but they are being held back by rising costs, skills shortages and a lack of access to finance, a survey has found. About 54 per cent of small businesses expect to grow over the next year, up by four percentage […]
One in five young workers resign over parental leave
Poor parental leave policies have led one in five younger workers to quit their job, a survey has found. A poll of more than 2,000 adults by Opinium found that 18 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds had left a job because of parental leave policies. A further 25 per […]
One in five young workers resign over parental leave
Poor parental leave policies have led one in five younger workers to quit their job, a survey has found. A poll of more than 2,000 adults by Opinium found that 18 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds had left a job because of parental leave policies. A further 25 per […]
Staycations mean boom for country house hotels
Investors seeking to benefit from the UK holiday market are snapping up British country house hotels with £600 million worth of independent UK hotels changing hands last year. The figure represents a 330 per cent increase compared with pre-pandemic sales in 2019, according to Knight Frank and two thirds of […]
Staycations mean boom for country house hotels
Investors seeking to benefit from the UK holiday market are snapping up British country house hotels with £600 million worth of independent UK hotels changing hands last year. The figure represents a 330 per cent increase compared with pre-pandemic sales in 2019, according to Knight Frank and two thirds of […]