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Queen’s Speech: third of employers given National Insurance waiver
A third of employers will no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions under new laws in the Queen's Speech.
Tuesday 22 September 2026
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A third of employers will no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions under new laws in the Queen's Speech.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) presented the Webby Award for Best Website in the Sports category to the London 2012 Web and…
Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has said there are no takers for £20bn of funds the bank would like to lend to…
"Warren is in the house" was how billionaire investor Warren Buffett told the world he had joined Twitter.
Online sales generated by UK retailers from international markets are expected to soar sevenfold to £28 billion by 2020, according to new research
SMEs are severely hampered by the levels of bureaucracy and the time it takes to navigate their way around the complicated rules and regulations surrounding research…
Almost a third of UK businesses believe a cut in taxes is vital to encourage growth and get the economy back on track.
The competition has seen its highest ever number of entries with a shortlist from across internet business innovation, online skills & learning, doing good online, innovation…
And as the contestants were photographed for the first time, it appears this may be the most glamorous line-up in the boardroom to date of women…
This year’s 16 hopefuls include a cupcake shop owner, a Mexican food entrepreneur, an historian, a doctor and a make-up brand owner – with ages ranging…
Four corporations that reached settlements worth £4.5bn between them are among those let off lightly
Hundreds of online retail start-ups are set to pop-up on one of Britain’s most iconic high streets.
The Ernst & Young ITEM Club expects lending to grow by 3% to £440bn this year, and by 8.5% to £447bn in 2014
As many as 200,000 manufacturing jobs will return to the UK over the next decade, cutting the trade deficit by a third, as outsourcing becomes increasingly…
The latest late payment data from Experian, the global information services company, today revealed that the UK’s smallest businesses (those with less than two employees) saw…