Student work app Stint delivers Pizza Express nationwide deal February 7, 2022 Student work app Stint has inked a nationwide partnership with Pizza Express. The app connects students with hospitality venues in need of more hands on deck for a few hours. The partnership follows a trial in London and Edinburgh. More than 120 Pizza Express restaurants will partner with the app, which claims to offer hospitality [...]
National Insurance tax hike to hit UK apprenticeships, warns FSB February 7, 2022 The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called out government's national insurance tax hike amid falling numbers of apprenticeships.
HMRC’s investigations into UK’s biggest firms generate £69 in extra tax revenue for every £1 invested February 7, 2022 HMRC investigations into big firms generate significantly higher returns than investigations into small and mid-sized businesses, according to figures from Pinsent Masons, which said the investigative unit’s high returns will see the taxman focus on large corporate tax dodgers going forwards. The UK tax collector’s investigations into big firms generated £69 in extra tax revenues [...]
Rental stock concerns ahead of energy efficiency regulations for landlords February 7, 2022 Rental stock may be constrained in the coming years as a quarter of landlords have poor energy efficiencies, ahead of tougher tenancy regulations. Some 23 per cent of landlords said their properties were rated D or below, according to a report from Shawbrook Bank. The government is eyeing requirements to force landlords to improve their [...]
Consumer confidence drops further as cost of living concerns intensify due to skyrocketing bills February 7, 2022 Consumer confidence dropped further in the fourth quarter of last year as Brits concerns about the cost of living intensified. Skyrocketing bills resulted in UK consumer confidence falling one percentage point at the end of last year, to minus 11 per cent, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Cost increases for utilities and groceries [...]
Our regulators can protect high standards and deliver strong competition in the UK February 7, 2022 The UK’s banking and finance markets are fiercely competitive, with firms fighting for business and customers every single day. At the same time, the UK competes with financial centres around the world to secure business and attract new investment and talent. Late last year, the Treasury set out a range of proposals to help ensure [...]
New campaign champions £11tn UK asset management industry February 7, 2022 The City of London Corporation is working with the government on a campaign promoting the UK as a leading global investment management centre.
Govia Thameslink hires more women and BAME as part of diversity push February 7, 2022 Rail operator Govia Thameslink has registered a surge in the uptake of women and Black, Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) recruits as part of its diversity push. The group – who operates Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink – has reported that in 2021 34 per cent of new recruits were women while 27 per cent were [...]
Kindred Group lowers revenue from high-risk players ahead of government white paper February 7, 2022 Kindred Group has lowered the revenue derived from high-risk players in the UK ahead of a government’s white paper on gambling. Data showed that UK revenues from high-risk behaviours fell at a rate of 16 per cent. In the first quarter of 2021, the group’s UK earnings obtained through harmful gambling was at 5.5 per [...]
Abrdn forced to delay £1.5bn Interactive Investor takeover due to global paper shortages February 6, 2022 Edinburgh headquartered asset manager Abrdn has been forced to delay a shareholder ballot on its plans to launch a £1.5bn takeover of online investment platform Interactive Investor, because of an international paper shortage. Abrdn had hoped to let shareholders vote on its plans to takeover Interactive Investor ahead of its results. However, the Scottish asset [...]
