Business News
Business news that matters to you from floors magazine and floorinsite.com.
-
Businesses Call For Impartial Information On EU Referendum
Businesses in the UK do not feel that they have enough impartial information to make an informed decision about how…
Read More » -
Business Costs Rising Ahead Of Inflation
Many companies have seen their costs continue to rise across 2015, with staff costs being the most commonly reported increase,…
Read More » -
Pensioners Pay A Tenth Of Income Tax
Over-65s pay 11% of the UK’s income tax bill according to figures released by Prudential. The insurance company analysed Office…
Read More » -
Heckmondwike FB adds up for London Accountants
The London office of a national Chartered Accountancy firm has been transformed with a stylish, designer interior created using Night…
Read More » -
National Living Wage To Have Modest Impact
The impact of the incoming introduction of the national living wage (NLW) will be minimal in most industries, according to…
Read More » -
Awareness And Uptake In Government Investment Schemes Uneven
The system of claiming tax relief on investments should be used by the government to make investment easier and fully…
Read More » -
Avoidance Crackdown Nets Record Collection For HMRC
The government has now collected a record £1 billion in tax payments from individuals using tax avoidance schemes…
Read More » -
Interfloor to be acquired by Victoria PLC
Interfloor Group Limited, the UK’s leading carpet underlay and flooring accessories manufacturer, is to be acquired by Victoria PLC, the…
Read More » -
Retirees Ignore Housing Equity Options
More than two thirds of people aged 65 and over have housing equity that could help bolster their retirement income,…
Read More » -
Digital Connectivity Drives Small Business Growth
The health of the digital market for small businesses is helping drive growth despite gaps in expectation, service quality and…
Read More » -
Employees In Large Firms Rely On Workplace Pensions
Workers in large companies are more likely to depend on their workplace pension in retirement compared to workers in smaller…
Read More » -
Small Business Confidence Cools
Small business confidence is slowing down, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The survey of more than 1,500…
Read More » -
SME Lending Under Government Scheme Increases
Lending to SMEs under the government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) rose by £500 million in Q2 2015,…
Read More » -
Over-55s Plan House Purchases
More than a third of people over 55 are planning to buy at least 1 more property in their lives,…
Read More » -
Savers Misunderstand Pension Tax Relief
Two thirds of people don’t understand pension tax relief according to a survey by Aviva. However, the research shows that…
Read More » -
Use Of Zero-Hours Contracts Increases
The use of zero-hours contracts has risen by 6% in the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics…
Read More » -
Wage Enforcement Measures Announced
A range of measures to ensure that businesses comply with their wage obligations have been announced by the Business Secretary.…
Read More » -
Advisory Fuel Rates Change
The rates that apply to fuel cost for company cars have changed as of 1 September 2015. The new advisory…
Read More » -
Consumers Look To New Payment Technologies
Almost 4 in 10 current account holders think the rise of technology will eliminate the need to use cash in…
Read More » -
Cost Of Children’s School Equipment Rises
Parents will spend an average of £164 on purchases for children starting the new school year, according to research by…
Read More » -
Gender Pay Gap Between Management Roles
Women working in management roles are effectively working unpaid for almost 2 hours each day, according to analysis from the…
Read More » -
Headlam post solid results
Headlam posted solid results on Monday for the first six months to June 30th, with revenue rising to £313.5 million from £301 million…
Read More » -
A Third Of Pensioners In Debt
Almost a third of retirees were in debt at the time they stopped work, research by Old Mutual Wealth shows.…
Read More » -
Employees Not Taking Full Annual Leave
More than half of the British workforce does not take the full amount of annual leave each year, research by…
Read More » -
Protection Insurers In Record Daily Payout
Insurers helped a record number of families in 2014 with more than 350 payouts being made every day, according to…
Read More »
