Economy

Emergenzz Financial Services managing partner and CEO Sheun Oke is already brainstorming for her third book which will support advisers new to the industry, after launching her second title, The Book on...

Businesses should resist scaling back on healthcare strategies according to Broadstone, even as the unemployment rate increases. ONS labour market data out today shows that the UK unemployment rate for people aged...

Despite speculation, Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not increase insurance premium tax (IPT) in today’s Budget - but the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) still predicts that the tax haul from IPT will...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased employer's National Insurance Contributions (NICs) by 1.2%, but also increased the employer's allowance exempting 865,000 smaller employers from paying any NIC at all next year. Delivering her...

Broadstone has warned the government should resist the temptation of increasing rates on Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) at the upcoming budget, as such a move could backfire and make the NHS backlog...

Organisations should get "gobby" women talking about menstruation to boost workplace wellbeing and participation. This was one of the key messages of the latest Women In Work Summit which highlighted that ignoring...

The Labour government review of the Conservatives’ New Hospital Programme will present a "full range of options" for the project, despite it previously committing to honouring the scheme. In total, the feasibility...

Just two in five businesses are considering strengthening their mental health support programmes and making it a strategic priority in future despite soaring absences. This is according to a Barnett Waddingham-commissioned Censuswide...

This summer saw a change in government but many of the prevailing trends affecting the nations finances remain, including the ongoing cost of living crisis and a slow mortgage market. Due to...

An expert group has been founded to advise the Labour government on tackling the issue of hundreds of thousands of people leaving the workplace due to long-term sickness since the pandemic. The...