Category Business

After a decade of rapid growth, Britain’s employee ownership movement is hitting the brakes. New tax rules introduced in last year’s Budget have curbed the number of business owners selling…

The UK government has unveiled a new £75 million strategy to accelerate the phase-out of animal testing in scientific research, setting out a clear roadmap to replace existing experiments with…

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, integrity is “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” In theory, it’s a simple word. But in the workplace, it can…

One in six UK employers expect artificial intelligence to reduce the size of their workforce within the next 12 months, according to a major new survey warning of growing disruption…

The government has launched a major review into youth unemployment, tasking former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn with investigating the growing role of mental health and disability in the rise…

UK business leaders have urged the government not to increase employment costs in the upcoming Autumn Budget, warning that higher taxes could force small firms to raise prices and worsen…

More than 100 jobs are at risk at Aston Martin’s St Athan plant in the Vale of Glamorgan, as the luxury carmaker grapples with US trade tariffs and falling demand…

When Jonathan Reynolds announced sweeping tariffs this summer to shield Britain’s steelmakers from a flood of cheap imports, the reaction seemed almost universally positive. “This government is unapologetic in our…

A comprehensive Harvard Business School study tracking 60,000 hours of CEO time has revealed a troubling pattern: executives spend up to 55% of their unscheduled time managing email alone. For…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ reported plan to impose a 20% “exit tax” on the business assets of wealthy individuals leaving the UK has sparked a furious backlash from the financial sector,…