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Job Support Scheme will be expanded to support businesses across the UK required to close their premises due to coronavirus restrictionsgovernment will pay two thirds of employees’ salaries to protect jobs over the coming monthscash grants…

The Prime Minister has set out long term plans to transform the training and skills system, claiming he is making it fit for the 21st century economy and to ensure that, as work changes, people can retrain, upskill, and find new…

Thousands of care home residents are missing out on vital music therapy sessions and social interaction, which significantly alleviate the symptoms of disorders such as dementia because those who deliver them are not classed as essential…

Covid-19 has many business owners on tighter budgets, making online marketplaces, affordably priced cloud apps and freelance gig sites new go-to resources, according to a CNBC report. At a fraction of typical costs and sometimes even…

Conditions for economic growth, are 'not a mystery', says the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But if current policies continue and the Chancellor goes into austerity mode, ignores the…

Interserve Group Limited, the international Support Services, Construction and Equipment Group, has sold its Interserve Learning & Employment (ILE) business for an undisclosed sum to The Enact Fund, which invests capital of up to £5…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has warned taxpayers that they have 90 days to notify HMRC of overclaimed coronavirus (COVID-19) grants. The Tax Faculty recommends that taxpayers who have claimed grants…

Parents who used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to furlough their nanny during the pandemic will be eligible to claim the £1,000 Job Retention Bonus and will not be liable for tax, the ICAEW has reported. The Job Retention…

Businesses should be prepared for the HMRC to change tactics on IR35 if current actions are anything to go by, according to Penny Simmons, a tax risk expert at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out- Law News. "Businesses should…