Responding to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showing that 149.3 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in the UK last year, with Covid-19 accounting for nearly one in four of all absences, Federation of …
Small firms make rebate plea as UK loses 149 million working days to sickness Read more »
Responding to the Government’s decision to delay the imposition of full EU import checks, which were set to take effect this summer, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague said: “Imposition of full import controls this summer would …
Delay of import checks means one less burden, say small firms Read more »
Responding to new findings from Which? regarding access to cash ahead of next week’s Queen’s Speech, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague, who sits on the Access to Cash Pilots Board,said: “With our bank branch infrastructure further …
Latest quarterly Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small Business Index (SBI) paints mixed picture across industries as insolvencies double Majority of 1,200 respondents operating below capacity amid widespread workplace absences, with shares citing fuel, utilities, and inputs as barriers to …
Unpaid Value Added Tax (VAT) due today as Making Tax Digital (MTD) rolls out and hospitality discount rate is withdrawn Targeted business rates relief also winding down this week as new bills fall due Wages and statutory sick pay …
Responding to the Government’s announcement outlining how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be allocated, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair, Martin McTague, said: “The redistribution of UK Shared Prosperity Funds following Brexit was a great opportunity to rebalance …
Small firms will be “short-changed” under UK Shared Prosperity Fund plans Read more »
Responding to ONS updates showing that input price inflation for businesses has surpassed 19% to its highest point on record and the consumer prices index has hit 7%, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague, said: “It’s been …
Social care workers who use their own cars to travel to clients should receive a higher approved mileage rate after 10,000 miles to help offset the travel costs they incur, especially at a time when fuel costs are spiking. In …
Fuel prices show need for help for social care workers to stay on the road Read more »
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the main political parties and candidates standing in the local elections in England next month, to sign up to its Local Leadership Partnership pledge. The pledge asks candidates to commit to …
Place small firms at heart of local decision-making says FSB, ahead of May elections Read more »
As this month sees the start of the new financial year, we asked our friend Aimee Hargreaves from Ultra Accountancy to guest blog for us and give an update of what this means for small businesses. So, we’re now in …