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"Golden hello" for firms recruiting the unemployed
by Josh Hall | 12 Jan 2009
Firms that recruit those unemployed for six months or more are to be given "golden hellos" of up to £2,500, according to new plans to be announced today.
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Interest rate hits all-time low
by Josh Hall | 08 Jan 2009
The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.5%, the lowest level in the Bank"s 315 year history.
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Small business owners hit by tax refund fraud
by Josh Hall | 08 Jan 2009
Thousands of self-assessment tax payers, including many small business owners, have been caught out by a "tax refund" fraud.
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Unpaid overtime becoming the norm
by Josh Hall | 08 Jan 2009
Workers concerned about the possibility of redundancy are putting in record amounts of unpaid overtime, according to the TUC.
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Householders being bankrupted over council tax bills
by Josh Hall | 07 Jan 2009
Local councils are being accused of heavy-handed debt collection tactics as it emerged today that thousands of people are being bankrupted over unpaid council tax.
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British auto industry feeling the strain
by Josh Hall | 07 Jan 2009
British car dealers and manufacturers are having a particularly tough time, with figures today revealing that new car registrations suffered an 11.3% drop last year.
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Restaurants left with scraps as takeaways have the lion's share
by Josh Hall | 07 Jan 2009
The difficulties facing restauranters, particularly in London, was starkly illustrated today as one of the city"s most popular upmarket chains asked for a suspension in trading of its shares.
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Euro parity some way off - but dollar collapse closer than we thought?
by Josh Hall | 06 Jan 2009
The pound strengthened against the euro yesterday, opening at 92.13 pence this morning.
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2008 officially worst year for housing
by Josh Hall | 06 Jan 2009
Nationwide today published figures stating that house prices fell by 2.5 per cent in December, confirming 2008 as the worst year for housing since records began.
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Seeds of a new housing bubble being sown in London
by Josh Hall | 06 Jan 2009
Comments from the London Development Agency (LDA) today suggested that London was heading for a massive new housing bubble.
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