Recruiters have warned that Angela Rayner’s proposed overhaul of workers’ rights could force employers to sack staff who fall ill for extended periods, as businesses grapple with new cost burdens at a time of escalating employment expenses. Under the government’s plans,

Proposed trade tariffs by former US president Donald Trump could strike Britain’s goods exports to the United States as hard as Brexit has hit UK sales to the European Union, according to new research. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation warns that

Revised survey data indicate that the UK’s private sector economy scraped only marginal growth last month, prompting fresh warnings that conditions are verging on stagnation. The final composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from S&P Global, covering both manufacturing and services, slipped

Britain’s business community is bracing for a contracting economy as confidence tumbles to its lowest level in almost two years. According to fresh analysis from consultancy BDO, sentiment has taken a sharp hit following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s recent budget, stoking concerns