150,000 workers to get pay rise More than 150,000 workers who’s employers are signed up for the voluntary living wage rate are set to get a pay rise Separate from the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, the Voluntary

Growth in UK service industry The prominent service sector in the UK saw the highest business growth in October than they’d experienced in six months. This was helped through stronger order books and a more “resilient demand”. Services firms “signalled

Construction industry sees rise of “cowboy clients” Small construction firms are suffering from so-called “cowboy clients”. These clients are threatening business prospects through late payments and unfair work demands. Recent research from the Federation of Master Builders has revealed the

Markets Round-Up 3rd November 2017. Stock Markets In the US the S&P only just managed to close higher overnight after investors digested a few of the details of the tax-reform plan proposed by Republicans.  (The Nasdaq ⇓0.02% to 6714.94, the Dow

Two-thirds of UK SMEs have no plan for Brexit Recent surveys from CitySprint and Bibby Financial Services (BFS) have found that 64 per cent of UK SMEs have not made specific plans to prepare for Brexit and 35 per cent