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29.12.2022 - 14:31
Business
Sky News
Households face cost of living ‘groundhog year’ in 2023 as pay shrinks while bills rise
The cost of living crisis will deepen next year as people continue to be hit with falling pay, higher taxes and soaring bills, a think tank has warned. Households face a cost of living “groundhog year” with disposable incomes plummeting even further than in 2022 and living standards getting “far worse” before they improve, according …
29.12.2022 - 10:25
Business
Business Live
East Midlands businesses back a better 2023, says survey
Almost two-thirds of business leaders in the East Midlands are confident they’ll have more success in 2023 than they did in what proved to be a tough 2022, according to a high street bank survey. Despite war in Ukraine, inflation and rising interest rates, and the impact of Brexit on overseas trade, the latest data …
29.12.2022 - 09:28
Business
Business Live
Shops, cafes and bars to benefit from Leicester pedestrianisation schemes
Shops, cafes and bars should be able to benefit from two pedestrianisation schemes being introduced in Leicester early in 2023. The city council hopes businesses will make the most of improvements to the main Narborough Road into the city, and Braunstone Gate, which branches off it. The council wants to make both more pedestrian friendly, …
29.12.2022 - 09:13
Business
Evening Standard
Road traffic officers to launch two-day strike this week in pay dispute
Road traffic officers and control room staff are to launch a two-day strike in the latest outbreak of industrial action sweeping the country.Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) working for National Highways in South West England and the West Midlands will walk out on Friday.Other National Highways workers will strike on January …
29.12.2022 - 08:36
Business
Business Live
Top 10 best-read business stories of 2022 revealed
We’re virtually there. One of the most surreal years for news in my lifetime is almost behind us. But in a rollercoaster 12 months that saw devastating war break out in Europe, four chancellors, three prime ministers, three business secretaries, the continued fall-out of Brexit and Covid, the loss of the Queen and the new …
29.12.2022 - 08:26
Business
Business Live
Going green: Our judges’ pick of some of the best sustainable businesses of 2022
From holiday resorts to wind farms – businesses up and down the country are taking big steps to make their operations more sustainable. This year, we have celebrated those firms that have put sustainability first and have been recognised in Reach business awards held across the country in 2022 in partnership with our brilliant sister …
29.12.2022 - 08:03
Business
Evening Standard
London miner Ferrexpo says arrest of majority owner ‘unrelated’ to business
London-listed iron ore miner Ferrexpo has said that the arrest of one of its biggest shareholders in France is unrelated to the FTSE 250 business.Businessman and former Ukrainian MP Kostiantyn Zhevago was arrested by French police in the high-end Courchevel ski resort on Tuesday on an international arrest warrant.Mr Zhevago is accused of embezzling more …
29.12.2022 - 07:16
Business
Evening Standard
Van drivers will be caught off guard by tax increase, survey suggests
More than three out of five tradespeople will be caught off guard by a £100 million tax raid, a new survey suggests.Some 62% of respondents to a survey of more than 1,000 van drivers by online vehicle marketplace Auto Trader said they were unaware of the looming rise in company van tax quietly announced in …
29.12.2022 - 06:58
Business
Business Live
Welsh firms expecting to be more successful in 2023 than this year
The majority of Welsh businesses expect to be more successful in 2023 than this year despite challenging economic forecasts, according to the latest data from Lloyds Bank. Almost two-thirds of businesses (64%) said they are confident they would have greater success in the coming 12 months, compared to the past year. More than quarter (28%) …
29.12.2022 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
Firefighters facing ‘in-work poverty’, says union
Fire service bosses are being paid up to six times more than firefighters, many of whom are facing “in-work poverty”, according to a union.The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said Freedom of Information (FoI) requests revealed “stark inequalities” in pay for firefighters and management.Chief fire officers are paid an average of £148,000, with the highest being …
28.12.2022 - 22:55
Business
Sky News
More than a million work days lost to strike action in 2022
Wages are climbing at close to their fastest pace since records began. Yet, workers’ pay packets are declining at close to their fastest pace since records began. Both of these seemingly contradictory statements are true. Workers are fighting for pay rises and are having some success but the gains are no match for inflation, which …
28.12.2022 - 19:08
Business
Sky News
Elon Musk emails staff as Tesla stocks reach two-year low
Tesla stocks have slid to their lowest value in more than two years as the electric car maker plans to reduce its production cycle and investors worry how much time Elon Musk is dedicating to managing Twitter. Musk emailed Tesla staff telling them not to be “bothered by stock market craziness” and that Tesla will …
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