According to new research, almost half (42 per cent) of low-paid parents feel as if they have been “penalised” by their employer as a direct result of putting in requests for flexible working hours.
Supermarket granted “period of exclusivity” in takeover talks
The Co-operative group has entered “exclusive talks” to acquire the UK-based convenience store operator Nisa, the BBC has reported.
£3.2 million funding injection for UK IP crime unit
A London-based police operation set up to tackle the growing problem of copyright infringement across the UK has received a £3.2 million funding injection to help upscale its operations.
Landlord fined £15,000 in long-running dispute
A UK landlord has been ordered to pay upwards of £15,000 over a series of worrying health and safety failings and a failure to comply with an improvement notice.
HMRC taking ‘more aggressive approach’ to collecting IHT
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) appears to be taking a ‘more aggressive’ approach to collecting Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the UK, after a new report revealed that the IHT receipts surged by more than 20 per cent in the first four months of the current tax year.