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Up to £3.5bn furlough claims fraudulent, says HMRC

Up to £3.5bn in payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may have been claimed fraudulently or paid in error,…

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Amazon creates 10,000 permanent UK jobs

Amazon has announced that 10,000 new permanent roles are being created across the UK, bringing its total full-time UK workforce…

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Post-lockdown: keeping business afloat

Lawyers predict that 1 in 10 SMEs is set to collapse post-lockdown. This harsh reality means burying heads in sand…

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Government confirms changes to ‘flexible’ furlough scheme

The UK government has confirmed the latest set of changes to its “flexible” furlough scheme – dubbed CJRS V2 –…

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Employers given 30 days to ‘confess’ to furlough abuses

Legislation is currently being fast-tracked to allow HMRC to reclaim any furlough money overpaid to employers, or not spent on…

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28 Oddbins stores saved from administration by unnamed buyer

Off-license retail chain Oddbins has seen 28 of its stores saved from administration by an unnamed buyer. It comes as…

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Transparency in fashion – What it is and whether it’ll survive the Covid-19 pandemic

With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic keeping shoppers at home, clothing sales are plummeting faster than ever before. How the fashion…

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Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has extended the Government’s furlough scheme until the end of October. Announcing the decision…

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Chancellor expected to extend furlough scheme to September

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to extend the Government’s coronavirus furlough scheme to September, but reduce the…

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Chancellor promises no ‘cliff-edge’ end to furlough scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has promised there will not be a “cliff-edge” end to the Government’s  furlough scheme.  Speaking to ITV…

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