Now is not the time to hike taxes, but Rishi Sunak is still going to talk about it
The chancellor has talked about the need for an ‘honest conversation’ about Britain’s battered public finances. Here’s what may be in his sights...
Category : Business
Seven years late: the flexible rail season ticket
‘Part-time workers have long complained they have to pay the full price for season tickets.’ the then-rail minister said in September 2013...
If we want true gender equality in the boardroom, we must go beyond box-ticking
While the number of all-male boards in the FTSE350 dropping to zero is a major milestone, the City can’t clap itself on the back just...
What can we expect from Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Analysis: Some think the 3 March fiscal event from the Chancellor could prove a pivotal moment for the economy. So what should we look out...
Sainsbury’s becomes latest supermarket to announce pay rises for staff
Supermarket chain says wage hike is third since Covid pandemic hit...
British Airways and partners lose £205 per second during 2020
The average domestic flight was less than half full...
Has Goldman Sachs signalled the work from home counter-revolution?
Boss David Solomon described the bank’s current set-up as ‘an aberration’ that the firm is planning to correct. It’s not alone in that, but is...
Is Labour’s opposition to corporation tax rises indefensible?
Labour’s opposition to the chancellor’s planned corporation tax rises has been attacked by some of its own left wing. But is there an economic logic...
Vauxhall Cheshire plant’s future hangs in balance as decision expected ‘imminently’
Some 1,000 workers are employed at the factory...
Covid vaccine: Firms urged to give workers time off to get jab
New advice designed to ‘maintain good workplace relations and avoid unnecessary conflict’...