Barrhead Travel plans to invest as demand soars – Daily Business
1 day ago · Barrhead Travel, the Glasgow-based agency, intends to invest in retail, technology and people after marking a record-breaking nine months. President Jacqueline Dobson said holidays remain a spending priority, despite cost of living pressures, and the company will respond to demand for service both online and on the high street.
Warning for Labour as unemployment rises – Daily Business
1 day ago · Warning for Labour as unemployment rises. The UK unemployment rate increased to 4.3% in September from 4% in August as concerns grew about the likely impact of the budget changes which are yet to kick in. Official data also showed wage growth (including bonuses) came in at came in at 4.3%, above market expectations of 3.9%. Excluding bonuses it ...
Hospitality firms warn of Budget cuts and closures
3 days ago · Hospitality firms warn of Budget cuts and closures. Hospitality bosses have piled more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves by warning that her tax hikes will see small firms go out of business, a cut in investment and widespread job cuts. More than 200 industry leaders have signed a letter from trade group UKHospitality to Ms Reeves outlining ...
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Oct 30, 2024 · EDITOR AND DIRECTOR . Terry Murden, a financial journalist with a long pedigree in national and regional media, including The Sunday Times, The Scotsman and Scotland On Sunday. He has been a business editor on four daily and Sunday titles, an editor and deputy editor, and has won a dozen awards, including UK Industrial Journalist Of The Year, and was a UK Financial Journalist of the Year ...
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November 8, 2024 by Terry Murden Leave a Comment. Jemma Robertson: coping with setbacks (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media Services) Still in her twenties, Jemma Robertson has built a business on the legacy of her late father, writes TERRY MURDEN Occupying a top floor office in Glasgow’s Charing Cross area, a digital marketing team has been pulled ...
M&S to post buoyant figures, interest rate cut due
Nov 4, 2024 · Analysts are marginally expecting the Bank of England to deliver its second interest rate cut of the year on Thursday. A 25 points basis points cut to 4.75% is seen as most likely, as inflation has fallen below the central bank’s 2% target to 1.7%. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey encouraged expectations of cut after saying inflation is ...
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Workers’ rights bill to add £5bn to business costs
Oct 22, 2024 · Workers’ rights bill to add £5bn to business costs. Labour’s package of workers’ rights will cost business up to £5 billion a year, with small firms shouldering a disproportionate burden of the additional measures, according to a government report. The changes included in the employment rights’ bill, which was presented in parliament ...
Jobs growth at 16-month high, but tax fears mount
Oct 9, 2024 · Judith Cruickshank: positive. Job creation in Scotland among private sector employers has hit a 16-month high but confidence across the UK is being undermined by concern over tax rises. The Royal Bank of Scotland growth tracker for September showed the private sector economy north of the Border achieved a ninth consecutive month of growth, with ...
Edinburgh urged not to take success for granted – Daily Business
Oct 24, 2024 · The St James Quarter has boosted the city’s retail status (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media Services) Critics are likely to argue that complacency has already set in with broken roads and pavements left unrepaired, boarded up shops creating embarrassing blots on Princes Street, while neglected phone booths, graffiti and badly-maintained street furniture also give a …