Author name: Margarita Chen

A new wave of interest in “Dutch-style” pension schemes is sweeping through UK employers, with more than 200 companies expressing a desire to join a pioneering multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme that could significantly boost workers’ retirement incomes. The pensions administrator TPT announced on May 8 that it is pressing ahead with launching the […]

Employers across the UK are scaling back hiring plans as rising labour costs and economic volatility take their toll, with new data showing workforce expansion expectations at their weakest level in a decade outside the pandemic. The latest Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that the net employment

UK businesses are cutting back on hiring plans amid a surge in labour costs and growing economic uncertainty, with employment confidence falling to its lowest level in over a decade outside of the pandemic, new research reveals. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the net hiring outlook — the difference between

Disabled entrepreneurs are being held back by widespread financial, operational, and accessibility barriers — at a staggering cost to the UK economy of up to £230 billion, according to the final report of the Lilac review, published on Monday. The government-backed, independent review highlights the systemic disadvantages faced by the estimated one in four UK

Skims, the $4 billion shapewear and swimwear brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian, is set to open its first standalone UK store next summer on London’s Regent Street — one of the capital’s most prestigious shopping destinations. The Los Angeles-based label will take over 245–247 Regent Street, the former home of Ted Baker, which has stood