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Firms to cut jobs ahead of rise in employment costs

Posted by February 17, 2025

Karen HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesCompanies are planning to cut jobs or recruit fewer people ahead of rises to National Insurance payments and

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UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US…

Posted by February 17, 2025

Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules under

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UK firms plan biggest layoffs in a decade as business…

Posted by February 17, 2025

UK employers are bracing for the largest wave of redundancies in a decade, as confidence among businesses plummets amid concerns over rising costs and tax

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Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to…

Posted by February 17, 2025

Rachel Reeves has been warned public sector unions will demand higher pay increases to compensate for accelerating inflation, heaping pressure on the chancellor

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Reeves faces bigger UK budget threat as OBR attacked for…

Posted by February 17, 2025

Rachel Reeves is preparing to take action to rein in the UK’s budget deficit in March. But a wider economic shadow looming over the public finances could forc

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Hampshire company named one of top 100 UK firms

Posted by February 17, 2025

Laceeze, based in Ringwood, has been ranked 33rd in the Elite Business 100 (EB100) list, following their recent appearance on BBC's Dragon’s Den. The

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UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business…

Posted by February 17, 2025

UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rac

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Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council…

Posted by February 17, 2025

Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according to new analysis that likened it to the poll tax that con

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UK looks at tariffs on US products if steel and…

Posted by February 16, 2025

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Trade disputes myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The UK government is looking at hitting tote

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Business Secretary disagrees with JD Vance over free speech comments

Posted by February 16, 2025

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds disagrees with US Vice President JD Vance's claim that religious free speech is under threat in the UK.Speaking on Sunday M

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‘No durable peace’ in Ukraine if Europe not in talks…

Posted by February 16, 2025

Chas GeigerPolitics reporterReynolds: No durable peace in Ukraine without European involvementThere can be "no durable peace" in Ukraine without European nation

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Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain…

Posted by February 16, 2025

In July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a British delegation to China, stopped on his return journey at Saint Helena and met the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte.Nap

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