by Kate Hindmarch, partner in Employment Law at Langleys Solicitors After almost a year of calls for extra support for the self-employed, the annual budget is set to include an extension to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). In addition to the extension of
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed changes to its rules to allow for an increase in the single transaction contactless payment threshold from £45 to £100. The contactless threshold for multiple transactions will also increase from £130 to £300. These changes will allow
Stand-up comedian Steve N Allen (as seen on BBC2’s The Mash Report) has written a book recording the events of 2020 – everyone’s “favourite” year – as they happened. Lasted Another Year Despite A Pandemic is Steve’s journal highlighting how the year affected him, including
This week, the New York Times chronicled the story of the Electronic Chinese Yuan, which is further along in the development than any other major power’s CBDC, as Bitcoin continues to hover near a $50,000 valuation. The digital currency has been in the testing phase
Taking into account the impact of COVID on the airline industry, the table below shows the average earnings for each of the top-paying roles analysed over a 20-year career, less training and education costs. Career 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years Pilot -£70,000.00
Many marketing consultants have struggled with not having the skills or time to offer their clients website-building as part of their repertoire. Enter Swwwift – a disruptive and innovative new web builder-alternative service designed to save marketers significant effort, stress and money, while creating new
Celebrating one of the most influential bands in music history, Joy Division’s legendary bassist Peter Hook & Manchester Camerata are set for September 2021 dates for their acclaimed “The Sound Of Joy Division Orchestrated” collaboration as it performs its first ever Manchester concert at O2
jobmate Ltd, the Midlands-based business management SaaS software provider, have launched an app in Greater Manchester which, say the company, helps self-employed, sole traders and small business owners effectively manage and improve the performance of their day-to-day business activities. The jobmate app, designed for use
McDonald’s UK and Ireland today announced that all Happy Meal® boxes will be offering World Book Day tokens from tomorrow. The news comes as McDonald’s celebrates the distribution of its 100 millionth book to children across the country. As the UK’s biggest distributor of free
Following on from the success of the series last year, Broccoli Productions have brought back their flagship podcast series, Anthems Women, which is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and read by exceptional voices that celebrate and contemplate