The government should create four more bank holidays to improve the “stingy” entitlement that UK workers have in comparison with other countries, the Trades Union Congress has said.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Contactless limit to increase to £100 from 15 October
The national roll-out of the new £100 spending limit for contactless card payments will begin from 15 October 2021, UK Finance announces today.
Contactless payments dominated as lockdowns eased
Payments using contactless cards surged as the UK emerged from lockdowns and consumers started spending again.
UK loses 83% of department stores since BHS collapsed
The UK has lost 83% of its main department stores in the five years since the collapse of the BHS chain.
Twelve-year-old boy makes £290,000 from whale NFTs
A 12-year-old boy from London has made about £290,000 during the school holidays, after creating a series of pixelated artworks called Weird Whales and selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Jobs market rebound has led to UK wage inflation and worker shortages
A “dramatic” recovery in the jobs market has led to wage inflation and shortages of qualified workers in some industries, according to the UK recruiter Hays.
GMB leader and Uber boss to discuss next step on workers’ rights
The new leader of one of the UK’s biggest trade unions is to meet a boss of Uber to take forward a groundbreaking deal on workers’ rights.
Tesco and Iceland bosses warn over Christmas supplies
The boss of supermarket Iceland says the supply chain chaos is getting worse, just as retailers start planning for the key Christmas period.
OnlyFans scraps plans to ban sexually explicit material
OnlyFans, the user-generated adult content site, is reversing course on plans to ban “sexually explicit” content after securing agreement with its payment processors, it has announced.
Strong growth but little confidence in services sector, CBI survey finds
The services sector is enjoying strong growth, but businesses are uncertain about the future, a survey shows.
Frasers Group to offer £100m bonus to incoming boss Michael Murray
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said last night it would recommend a bonus scheme for incoming chief executive Michael Murray worth £100 million in shares if he meets a “challenging but achievable” target.
UK car manufacturing collapses to 65-year low
Britain’s car factories are producing their lowest number of vehicles since the Suez crisis in 1956.
National Trust to give staff siestas in the summer months
The National Trust is giving its workers siestas in summer due to increasingly hot weather because of climate change.
Covid in Scotland: surge may force return of restrictions, Sturgeon warns
Nicola Sturgeon will consider prolonging the requirement to wear face coverings in public places or reimpose harsher social restrictions if Scotland’s Covid surge continues at record levels.
Retail sales rise at sharpest pace since 2014 but prices are also on the rise
Retail sales rose this month at the sharpest pace in nearly seven years as consumer spending powered the economic recovery, a closely watched survey suggests.