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Working from home has allowed millions of people to continue working during the Covid-19 pandemic. But not every job can be done remotely, and a new…

More than 250,000 people who work for an employer accredited with the Living Wage Foundation are set to get a pay rise. Almost 7,000 employers across…

Almost two-thirds (62%) of finance leaders in the UK believe that demand for their own businesses is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels until after the…

Employers in Britain are making plans for redundancies at more than double the levels seen in the 2008/9 recession, new figures reveal. It comes after social…

Businesses may have wrongly claimed up to £3.5bn in furlough payments, HM Revenue and Customs believes. The UK Government has so far paid out £35.4bn through…

Recent findings reveal the vast potential of digital technologies to enhance the UK economy.The report suggests a 2.5% GDP increase with full digital adoption.A net creation…

Retail sales across the UK fell between February and March this year because of bad weather, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported today. The quantity…

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that it expects the UK economy to contract by 0.7% in 2012. This is a significant…

There was a decrease in the number of shoppers visiting high streets, shopping centres and out of town retail parks across the UK in the three…

Borrowing by the UK government increased by more than expected in June 2012 as the economy remained weak, official figures revealed today. Estimates from the Office…