MPs have demanded that British banks give citizens living in the European Union fair warning before closing their accounts and credit cards after tens of thousands received letters to say they were being cut off after Brexit.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Society of Motor Manufacturers steps in to save SME automotive apprentice jobs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched an Apprentice Support Programme to help safeguard the jobs of apprentices currently working for SMEs within the automotive industry.
Pubs and restaurants urge Boris Johnson to review 10pm curfew in England
The 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants in England should be reviewed every three weeks and scrapped if found to be ineffective
Ocado valuation overtakes Tesco to become Britain’s most valuable retailer
For an enterprise once described by the former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy as a “charity” because of its run of losses in the noughties, Ocado has emphatically come back with its riposte.
Disney lays off 28,000 workers as theme parks are kept quiet
Walt Disney is to lay off 28,000 US staff in its theme parks division as its resorts struggle with limited attendance
James Dyson hoovers up £3.7m in EU handouts amid claims of Brexit hypocrisy
A company owned by Sir James Dyson bagged the biggest EU farming subsidy paid to a private landowner in the UK last year.
Hotel Chocolat falls to £6M loss after missing key Easter trade
Hotel Chocolat have announced that after a strong first half, sales and profits tumbled in the second six months of its financial year as lockdown was imposed.
Greggs hints at possible job cuts as furlough scheme ends
Bakery chain Greggs has hinted at possible job cuts as the government’s furlough scheme ends.
Meeting others in pubs to be illegal in North East
Lockdown restrictions in north-east England are to be tightened in a bid to halt the rise in Covid-19 cases.
Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses
Adults in England without an A-level or equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course, the government has announced.
Pizza Hut confirms 29 UK restaurants to close, placing 450 jobs at risk
The owner of Pizza Hut restaurants in the UK will go ahead with plans to shut 29 sites, putting 450 jobs at risk, after creditors voted through an agreement to try to save the pandemic-hit business.
Côte Brasserie outlets saved after pre-pack deal
Côte Restaurants became the latest casual dining chain to undergo a restructuring after being acquired by new investors via a pre-pack administration.
Andy Burnham joins call to ban alcohol sales from 9pm
Police have warned they are “struggling” to enforce coronavirus rules after the 10pm curfew on pubs amid calls for the sale of alcohol in shops to be banned from 9pm.
Brexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made
A post-Brexit trade deal “can and must be made”, the organisation representing British businesses has said ahead of further UK-EU trade talks on Monday.
Covid has left easyJet ‘hanging by thread’ staff are told
The coronavirus pandemic has left easyJet “hanging by a thread” and at risk of going under without a summer resurgence of passenger numbers, a union official told pilots during talks over potential redundancies.