Business News
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There are now plenty of businesses preparing for Brexit, despite no-one still being quite sure what the final deal will look like. With this grows concern over the many staff...
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For years, the worry of cancer was one of the UK’s biggest health concerns. Now, another devastating disease has taken its place at the top of the list of diagnoses...
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The amount of readily accessible amounts required by Standard National and International operator’s licence holders has been varied slightly as follows: First vehicle: £8,000 (increased from £7,950) Additional vehicles: £4,450...
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The decision by the coalition government to leave more than 1,700 members of staff facing redundancy has been condemned by trade union GMB. Some 36 Remploy factories all over the...
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Property investors could be set to benefit from a new inheritance tax relief case ruling. According to Stephen Barratt, private client director for James Cowper, those using business property relief...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Step) has revealed a draft model clause for Wills. It is proposing a reduced rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT) where there is a...
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Changes to inheritance tax will not be made for family businesses, according to exchequer secretary David Gauke, despite a report recommending the removal of business property relief (BPR). Speaking at...
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Derby City Council has been criticised by Unison for aiming to make 500 employees redundant. Some 330 members of staff have already lost their roles and the union claimed there...
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Members of staff at BAE Systems have voted to take a pay cut in order to prevent the need for employees to face redundancy at the company. A ballot was...
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January delivered the tragic news of the death of Megan Lee, 15, who died on New Year’s Day after eating a takeaway curry from an Indian takeaway in Lancashire. The...
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The Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency has published an updated Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness version of the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness that all operators and their maintenance teams (including external...
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The age of ‘driverless’ cars is nearly upon us. Funnily enough, it’s internet giant Google that’s been leading the way, developing truly driverless vehicles that don’t even have a steering...
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