Ian Walker, partner at Begbies Traynor’s office in Exeter, has been appointed administrator of The Blink Partnership Ltd, trading as Ted & Muffy, a Somerset-based footwear company, which is now seeking a buyer and has made a third of its staff redundant

Nearly 1.3 million people are engaged in gig work, but their employment status and rights are unclear and are in need of clarification, according to research from the CIPD which shows that two thirds believe that government should guarantee them employment rights

Carmine Papa, managing partner at PKF Littlejohn, outlines the steps that businesses need to start taking now in order to prepare for a post-Brexit world, including risk analysis and response planning

Ex-Chancellor, George Osborne has been appointed as the new editor of the London Evening Standard starting from May, its owner Evgeny Lebedev has confirmed

Deloitte has announced a five year social impact strategy designed to help improve the lives of one million people, by investing in a range of programmes that seek to raise aspirations, improve skills and develop leaders

Deloitte’s work in appraising the options for the planned £3.5bn restoration project on the Houses of Parliament is to be scrutinised as part of an inquiry by the Treasury committee, which says no building work should begin until it has investigated the pros and cons of different approaches and the likely costs

Finance Mole is put on the spot when asked to move some substantial liabilities off balance sheet by a novice, as well as Beans' take on numerous House of Lords hearings

Last week’s Budget saw a dramatic shake up of the vocational careers system, as the Chancellor announced the introduction of T levels. Karen Young, director of Hays Senior Finance, outlines the benefits of T levels for accountants and explains why there is still work to be done to reduce the skills gap

The Treasury has unveiled plans to create a new watchdog and published updated money laundering regulations in a bid to tackle potential weaknesses in the supervisory system that criminals may be trying to exploit

 The £25bn raised in annual business rates is going to be protected by government whatever happens but it needs to be reformed as business evolves, says Mark Cawthron 

London-based firm Blick Rothenberg has appointed Nilesh Shah as its CEO following the firm’s conversion to a limited company in the CogitalGroup deal

Gin, cycle helmets and non-dairy milk have been added to the basket of goods and services used to calculate the consumer price index (CPI) in the annual review by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with old style mobile phones and apple cider removed