The REC has received an official response from the Treasury on key taxation challenges facing the recruitment industry. In his letter to REC Chief Executive Kevin Green, Treasury Minister David Gauke provides a useful update on issues such as taxation rules for contractors (IR35) and on the effective enforcement...

The FIDS (Fraud, Investigations and Disputes Services) team at Ernst & Young has today released new research revealing that only half of British firms have heard of the UK Bribery Act (56%), despite the fact that the legislation was enacted more than a year ago. The research also revealed...

The cold winter months are causing office workers to spend more than half an hour longer behind their desks each day – according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by officebroker, found that the average office worker spent an additional 38 minutes at work each day during the...

A recent survey of small firms has found confidence remains low, but this year promises to be a better one than the previous two years.  The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said 2012 had been tough, but 2013 looked to be brighter.   But the FSB warned that business...

While 2012 has been tough, conditions in 2013 should get better, but only marginally so. That’s the view of the Forum’s economics expert, Professor Philip Whyman, who has warned of another tough year ahead for business with growth coming in at under 1% for the year – significantly less...