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Leading IR35 specialist, Qdos, have responded to the news that Sky Sports TV presenter, Dave Clark, has lost an IR35 case appeal carrying £281,084.48 in tax liability. A First Tier Tribunal deemed the contracts held between Clark’s limited company,…

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has launched its next round of digital bootcamps to improve the digital capabilities of residents across the region. The bootcamps are free of charge for learners and equip West Midlands residents with digital…

As world leaders gathered together for COP26 to re-focus the global lens on climate issues, an investor group managing roughly USD 4.5 trillion in assets threatened to stop working with the big four auditors (EY, KPMG, Deloitte and PwC)…

Experts have assessed that £5 billion of state-backed government Covid-19 emergency loans are at risk of not being repaid, far less than feared due to the strong economic recovery. Analysis has suggested that between 5% and 10% of SME…

Most workers who were still on the government’s Covid-19 furlough scheme when it closed at the end of September returned to their employers, according to the latest official data. The Office for National Statistics said yesterday that 65 per…

A shortage of candidates is hitting firms’ recruitment plans and starting salaries for full-time and temporary staff have hit record levels, according to a report. Hiring has continued in recent weeks, although the availability of candidates fell sharply, a…

Whether you’re a US citizen spending time in the UK and missing your favorite TV shows or a UK citizen with a fetish for American programming, you’re going to want to know the best ways to watch US shows…

The Bank of England has left official interest rates unchanged at 0.1%. Despite a surge in inflation, the Bank’s nine-strong monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided to leave the cost of borrowing at the emergency level that it has…

Aston Martin’s losses widened in the third quarter of 2021 despite sales doubling year on year as it rolled out its new DBX sports utility vehicle targeted at wealthy female customers. Britain’s only large listed car manufacturer reported a…

Shares in Metro Bank have surged after it received an approach about a possible takeover by the US private-equity group Carlyle. The market value of the challenger bank, which did not say how much Carlyle might pay if a…