Further changes to pensions are ahead but when will we get clarity, asks KATIE MEARNS Another year, another Autumn Statement. Much of what we heard was possibly offered with a likely General Election in mind, but one area of import that did get a mention was that of pensions. The pre-briefing of this year’s Statement […]
Working Life
Logan’s laptop order running late
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE asks if the government’s digital plan is being held back Scotland’s Gen Alphas, numbering between 750,000 and a touch short of a million, will not be getting their free laptops for the third year running, according to reports which cannot make easy reading for the country’s digital tzar Mark Logan. Logan, the government’s […]
Banking on Sid to fire up shares sale
Jeremy Hunt wants to rekindle the spirit of privatisation to sell the government’s remaining shares in NatWest/RBS, but will it work, asks TERRY MURDEN While the Chancellor’s cuts in national insurance and the uplift in pensions were the stand out headline grabbers, there were a number of eye-catching announcements in the Autumn Statement that had […]
ID checks will ensure more transparency
A new filing era beckons and NATASHA EDGECOMBE outlines how SMEs can get ahead of the game To enhance corporate transparency and prevent the UK economy being abused by organised criminals and kleptocrats, the much-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), came into force in late October, bringing with it sweeping changes to […]
Landlords need help to stay in rental market
Tenants and landlords are stuck in a tug-of-war in a tight housing market, says ADRIAN SANGSTER The rental market continues to be a hot topic, with both landlords and tenants continuing to face a range of challenges throughout the UK. From the perspective of landlords, increasing regulation and, it seems, government policies designed to place […]