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Sep 13, 2021

End of furlough will lead to flood of HMRC fraud enquiries, warns advice firm

MID-MARKET businesses in the East of England should prepare for a flood of letters from HMRC as furlough draws to a close and the government looks to recoup a suspected

Sep 07, 2021

Ex-Lib Dem leader chairs research into furlough scheme’s impact on part-time working

FORMER MP and government minister Jo Swinson is to head a research project into the impact of ‘flexible furlough’ on the attitude among employees to part-time working. The ex-employment relations minister

Aug 23, 2021

Have a day’s holiday on us, accountancy firm tells staff

A FIRM of accountants has given its entire staff an extra ‘bank holiday’ in recognition for their hard work and commitment to the business and its clients. All 233 employees at

Jul 28, 2021

London Luton earns top Covid safety certification

THE Civil Aviation Authority and Public Health England have awarded Covid certification to London Luton Airport. The certification recognises the measures that have been implemented across the airport to make it as

Jul 14, 2021

PPE manufacturer creates 250 new jobs as it opens its first UK factory

AROUND 250 jobs have been created in Northampton by a world-leading manufacturer of high-quality personal protective equipment. The Canadian-based Medicom Group has opened a new purpose-built production facility – its first

Jun 29, 2021

Council agrees £119m rescue package for London Luton Airport

LUTON Council has agreed a £119 million financial support package for the company that operates London Luton Airport as it begins its recovery from the effects of the pandemic. At a

Jun 13, 2021

‘Pandemic has shifted perceptions of what is possible’: Study to probe employers on future of part-time working

‘Flexible furlough’ during the pandemic has turned into effectively an experiment in part-time working for many employers. The provision, added to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in July and allowing employees

Jun 08, 2021

Business advice specialist moves hybrid work model closer with office switch

IT IS a sign of the times and perhaps a harbinger of things to come across the business world. Professional services firm KPMG, one of the largest in the world, has

May 03, 2021

City will be at the helm of UK’s economic recovery, says Powerhouse report

MILTON Keynes is projected to be one of the main cities in the UK leading the nation’s post-Covid-19 recovery in 2021, according to a new report. The latest UK Powerhouse report prepared by

Apr 30, 2021

‘We would not have survived without the unique support’: Businesses hail work of county’s produce champion

TEN years ago, a small networking group of food and drink firms met for the first time. Little could they have known the impact it would have on their business

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