Weathering the Autumn Budget cost storm
The 2024 Autumn Budget had significant implications for UK businesses, introducing a wide range of cost increases effective from April 2025. As organisations across sectors grapple with an
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How business is reacting to the Employment Rights Bill
The Government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill (ERB) legislation radically reforming workers’ rights and employers’ obligations is still going through Parliamentary scrutiny and revision. Many of its most contentious
The position of UK business investment
When looking at the position of UK business investment, now at last, there is some positive news with the Office for National Statistics announcing that business investment in
Economic Overview for July 2025
As we look at the economy this month, here in the UK there is little cheer. With a succession of adverse statistics in recent weeks doing little to
The UK labour market wallows amid global uncertainty
A flexible, high skill and plentiful UK labour market is central to the government’s ambitions to grow the economy through investment and increased productivity. Unfortunately, any discussion of
Winding-up petitions and assertive creditor behaviour in Scotland
A subtle but significant shift is taking place in the world of corporate debt and enforcement in Scotland. With liquidity tightening, inflationary pressures lingering, and refinancing options constrained,