<br /> In the run-up to the Budget George Osborne announced potential changes to current maternity regulations which would have made small businesses exempt from paying for maternity leave. <br /><br /> As the owner of a small- to medium-sized business, l was pleasantly surprised, but as it turns out the proposals weren't followed through. <br />


Advisory firm Blick Rothenberg says John Healey should model Budget defence spending on Canada and treat it as an investment in high-value UK jobs.

Artificial intelligence has crossed an important threshold in British business. It’s no longer something companies are merely discussing, testing in innovation teams or watching from a safe distance.…

Robert Jenrick's package of Reform UK tax pledges, including scrapping income tax on overtime, cutting employer national insurance and lowering VAT for the self-employed, would eat into the…