Shops and pubs forced to close after staff ‘pinged’
Business groups have urged the UK government to allow fully vaccinated people not to self-isolate after being "pinged" by the NHS Covid app. Shops, factories and pubs across the country…
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Consumers likely to play safe rather than spend, spend, spend
Half (51%) of people in the UK who have built up their savings during the pandemic intend to hang onto these funds, new research suggests. The findings pose a challenge…
Pay cut for half of UK workers in 2020
Half of workers in the UK experienced a real-terms pay cut last year, new research suggests. That's despite official data indicating the fastest pay growth in nearly two decades. Average…
Fewer redundancies planned after furlough extension
There was a fall in the number of jobs at risk of redundancy in November, despite a second lockdown in England and other restrictions in Wales and Scotland. Figures released…
Lower prices for clothing and food drive down UK inflation
The UK's inflation rate fell to 0.3% in November from 0.7% in October, according to the latest monthly report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Lower prices for clothing,…
Long-term impact of no-deal Brexit ‘worse than Covid-19’
Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would have a bigger impact on the UK economy in the long term than the damage caused by Covid-19, the Bank of…
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Should there be a tax on working from home?
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 report argues that home-working…
‘Real living wage’ for UK workers rises to £9.50 an hour
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 the UK have pledged…
Covid-19 ‘bounce back’ loans could cost UK taxpayers £26bn
Up to 60% of borrowers may default on business loans provided through the UK Government's Bounce Back Loan Scheme, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. A new report by…
Almost 500,000 redundancies planned since start of pandemic
Employers in Britain were preparing to make 58,000 redundancies in August, taking the total to 498,000 for the first five months of the Covid-19 crisis. Figures released to the BBC…
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