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Business | Covid-19: do not let home working be a pain in the neck

Personal trainer Badrul Islam and optometrists Feel Good Contacts set out 10 simple steps to alleviate neck, back and shoulder pain for those working from home during the lockdown

29 May 2020

Leadership & Management

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Business | Covid-19: money laundering supervision deferral

HMRC has published guidance on changes to the fee payment and registration arrangements for businesses registered for money laundering supervision, introduced during the coronavirus emergency

29 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: EU plans €750bn recovery fund

The European Commission is proposing a €750bn (£670bn) recovery fund to help the EU tackle the ‘unprecedented crisis’ produced by the coronavirus pandemic

28 May 2020

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Business | Surge in HMRC asset seizure orders

HMRC has significantly ramped up its use of powers to seize monies suspected of being obtained unlawfully, in a sign the tax authority will be getting tough on fraudulent applications for coronavirus support schemes

28 May 2020

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Business | Assessing the office risks for returning staff

From desk partitions, journeys to and from work and physical meetings, Thomas Mansfield’s Meredith Hurst highlights the risks that accountancy firms need to focus on as their employees return to the office

28 May 2020

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Leadership & Management

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Finance | Covid-19: ICAEW and ICAS going concern guidance

ICAEW and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have jointly published free-to-access guidance for owners and directors of SMEs to assess the prospects of their business in the wake of Covid-19

28 May 2020

Business | Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Car rental giant Hertz has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and announced plans to furlough or layoff of 20,000 employees, or approximately 50% of its global workforce, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

27 May 2020

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | FTSE 100 pensions ‘in best position’ pre-Covid

The pension schemes of FTSE 100 companies were in their best position for 20 years at the start of the Covid-19 crisis, but progress on reducing the gap between senior executives’ packages and those of the company’s workforce has been slow, according to consultancy LCP

27 May 2020

Business | 2,400 jobs go as UK travel group collapses

Sam Woodward and Colin Dempster, partners in EY’s restructuring team, have been appointed joint administrators of Specialist Leisure Group, the hotel and travel company which has collapsed with the loss of more than 2,400 jobs

27 May 2020

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Delay to EU’s e-commerce directive raises questions for UK business

Plans to push back directive and VAT one stop shop by six months raise concerns if Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, but create opportunity to plan ahead, argues Andy Spencer, professional services director at Accordance

27 May 2020

Business | Covid-19: Coronavirus sick pay scheme opens for applications

Small businesses and employers across the UK who have paid statutory sick pay (SSP) to staff taking coronavirus-related leave will be able to claim back the money from today

26 May 2020

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Business | Coronavirus shutdown gives shoe retailer the boot

Ian Defty, partner, and Richard Toone, managing partner, of restructuring firm CVR Global have been appointed as joint administrators to south-east based Johnsons Shoes Company, which has entered administration after succumbing to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

26 May 2020