Vertu Motors enjoys record revenue after bumpy year May 15, 2024 Used car dealership Vertu Motors saw revenue and pre-tax profit rise in its annual results after a bumpy previous year forced the firm to issue a profit warning.
HSBC and Deloitte latest to pull job offers from UK grads due to new immigration rules May 15, 2024 HSBC and Deloitte have reportedly withdrawn job offers to foreign graduates of UK universities as new immigration rules bite
End ‘damaging speculation’ over graduate visas, business groups warn May 14, 2024 Government must end the “damaging speculation” over the graduate visa route, business lobby groups have warned.
Post Office inquiry: Ex-communications boss admits old emails attacking journalists now look ‘ludicrous’ May 14, 2024 Inquiry counsel Julian Blake presented a large number of emails exchanged between Davies and other Post Office employees over several years.
Franco Manca and The Real Greek owner blames home workers for fall into the red despite sales rising to £100m May 14, 2024 The owner of the Franco Manca and The Real Greek restaurant chains has blamed the rise in home working for it slipping into the red.
Rising costs fail to keep Brits from their cups of tea as Clipper owner posts record sales May 14, 2024 Rising inflation has failed to get in the way of the British public and their cups of tea after the company behind Fairtrade brand Clipper reported record sales.
International students are a growth strategy, not an immigration problem May 14, 2024 Higher education is an export worth more to the UK economy than tobacco. Rebranding international students as an immigration issue will do real damage to businesses, say Jamie Arrowsmith and John Foster Since 2019, this government has been quietly delivering one of the most successful strategic policies in recent memory. The target: to drive a [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Civil servants banned from wearing ‘politicised’ lanyards May 13, 2024 'Common sense minister' Ester McVey is cracking down on "pointless job creation" and banning lanyards as part of Civil Service reform.
SME lender Simply Asset Finance posts record revenue as small firms shun big banks May 13, 2024 Specialist lender Simply Asset Finance has posted a record annual revenue as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) turn away from big banks for funding.
Number of new homes built in 2024 plunges by a fifth in blow to government house building targets May 13, 2024 "Rises in the Bank of England's base rate have driven mortgage rates higher, leading to a drop in new home purchases and a slowdown in house price growth," Steve Wood, chief executive of the NHBC said.