Gender pay gap reporting for large employers was introduced in 2017. The Government’s view is that this has improved transparency and provided employers with important information about how to address inequalities. It intends to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and is now consulting on how to do this. The consultation period ends on 10 June 2025. The ...
Retailers across the UK have reported another sharp drop in sales this month, as fragile consumer confidence continues to weigh on spending, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The business group’s latest Distributive Trades Survey, released just a day ahead of Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, shows retail sales volumes fell year-on-year in March — marking the sixth consecutive ...
President Donald Trump is not planning to fire national security advisor Mike Waltz in the wake of The Atlantic’s reporting of an apparent national security breach, Fox News has learned. A source close to the president told Fox News that Waltz’s job is safe and that he is not on the chopping block. Fox News is told Waltz has no ...
Let’s be honest – marketing isn’t a straight path for any business, least of all SMEs. There’s no perfect blueprint, and everyone stumbles along the way. What separates successful marketing leaders from the rest isn’t avoiding mistakes – it’s recognising them quickly, learning the lesson, and moving forward without dwelling on the failure. In this short article you’ll find a ...
Institutional investors have offloaded the pound at the fastest pace since 2023 in anticipation of this week’s spring statement, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil £15 billion in spending cuts as part of efforts to restore fiscal discipline. According to Bank of America, the past three weeks have seen the sharpest outflows from sterling in over two years, ...
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Republican section of the 2025 Joint Economic Committee (JEC) report presents a crucial analysis of America’s fiscal trajectory—at a time when Congress is contemplating making the budget situation even worse. The report evaluates President Joe Biden’s 2025 Economic Report and offers an alternative vision for fiscal policy, focused on reining in spending rather than ...
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggests more than a third (36%) of all small and medium-sized enterprises across the country engage in innovative activities. Despite this, fewer than 6% appear to submit R&D tax claims. This means businesses that meet the strict R&D tax qualifying conditions and criteria could potentially be missing out on claims worth tens of thousands ...
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has overtaken Tesla in global revenue, cementing its position as a serious contender for dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) market. The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29 per cent surge in global revenues for 2024, reaching 777 billion yuan (£84 billion / $107 billion), crossing the $100 billion milestone for the first time. In comparison, ...
A key geospatial intelligence firm on Tuesday announced a new product that can operate drones even in areas where the GPS signal has been jammed – cutting through modern defenses in the age of unmanned vehicular warfare. The war between Russia and Ukraine presented a unique problem: each military had learned how to jam the other’s GPS signals, meaning their ...
As Republicans look for ways to rein in federal judges issuing countless orders to halt the Trump administration’s action on immigration in particular, a number of potential avenues for doing so are being considered. However, the use of a key budget process that lowers the Senate’s threshold to 51 votes to defund certain courts could face significant obstacles. Rep. Chip ...