Government Initiatives
FSB calls for late payment reforms
Poor payment ‘affects 80% of small businesses’.
Read more »Construction industry warned about late payment rules
Late-paying companies could lose out on government contracts.
Read more »Government to protect cash payments
Cashless trend hurts SMEs, FSB says.
Read more »Apprenticeship levy funds transfer limit rises to 25%
Big employers can support smaller employers with training needs.
Read more »Government contractors urged to pay suppliers on time
New prompt payment rules take effect from autumn.
Read more »MPs call for ‘structural break-up’ of Big Four
Committee proposes reforms to the audit industry.
Read more »Government urged to act quickly on late payments
Initiatives so far have been ‘ineffective’, committee says.
Read more »Auto-enrolment passes 10m milestone
Workplace pension scheme hailed as 'extraordinary success story'.
Read more »Government publishes self-employed pensions paper
Only 32% self-employed people currently save for retirement.
Read more »Government introduces new prompt payment initiative
Late-paying companies could be excluded from public contracts.
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