Government Initiatives
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.
Read more »Understanding the marriage allowance
How to make this tax break work for you.
Read more »Apprenticeship starts fall by 31%
Small businesses face ‘significantly increased’ costs.
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