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Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme From 1 August the amount employers will need to contribute to the cost of the scheme is changing. You will now be able to claim 60% of wages up to a cap of £1875 for hours not worked. Employees [...]

UK property sales at new record as boom peaks Official figures show that property sales in the UK hit a new record level in June, but analysts say it may mark the peak of the housing boom. The boom was due to the rush to complete [...]

Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said. With many people’s productivity increasing, many moved from a 40-hour week to a 35-hour week. In [...]

HMRC to go easy on small business strangled with Covid debt Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, says HMRC will not press businesses to pay overdue tax immediately if they are struggling with coronavirus-related debt. With the UK at the final stages of lockdown, small businesses fear [...]

UK Covid LIVE: PM to announce on Monday if lockdown can lift on July 5 as Hancock says data ‘looking encouraging’  With everyone hoping that Freedom Day is not far away, an announcement from Boris Johnson on Monday will determine if the final restrictions can be [...]

UK jobs market showing signs of recovery With the increase in vaccinations and more businesses reopening, the job market is now showing signs of recovering - unemployment rates are falling and the number of job vacancies is rising. This however doesn't apply to the younger generation [...]