Bureau Veritas calls on retailers to introduce stricter Covid measures
With the Prime Minister announcing that ‘COVID-secure’ guidelines are set to become a legal obligation, global health and safety expert...
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Covid-19 restrictions are tightened
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today confirmed the new restrictions coming into play in England in the fight against the...
Another light UK tax year for Amazon
Amazon has again managed to contain its UK tax bill and has paid £293 million against sales of just under...
Furlough scheme abuse could reach £3.5bn
HM Revenue & Customs has advised MPs on the Public Accounts Committee that it estimates that between 5 and 10...
Furlough scheme’s purpose tainted by abusers
Arcadia Group has been named and shamed in a Guardian report for allegedly basing redundancy packages on amounts paid to...
More action on Leicester sweatshop clean up
Home Secretary Priti Patel has written to Boohoo's CEO John Lyttle emphasising that the fast fashion business is expected to...
JD Sports & Pentland Group slammed by CMA
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has fined JD Sports and its largest shareholder Pentland Group £300,000 over the closure...
Amazon squeezes merchants
Amazon is charging its UK merchants the new government imposed digital services tax of 2 per cent from 1st September....
Halfords to benefit from bike repair scheme
The government has given the green light today to its delayed £25 million bike repair scheme which aims to get...
Garment factories could face tougher controls
The ongoing scandal involving a number of rogue Leicester based factories has led to retailers lobbying Priti Patel to introduce...
