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[US] 92% of subcontractors floated payroll in 2025 [US] 92% of subcontractors floated payroll in 2025

Subcontractors are still financing the jobs they build: floating payroll, waiting the longest on retainage, and running much of the...
14 Aug 2026

[UK] HMRC’s Time to Pay scheme reaches £7 billion [UK] HMRC’s Time to Pay scheme reaches £7 billion

The data reveals that HMRC agreed 221,207 new Time to Pay arrangements, covering £7.136 billion of PAYE debt, during the...
12 Aug 2026

[UK] Government to prioritise youth hiring over ESG standards [UK] Government to prioritise youth hiring over ESG standards

Central government departments currently give a 10 per cent weighting to the social good created by organisations through initiatives such...
08 Aug 2026

[UK] Graduate job postings lowest since pandemic while AI skills demand climbs [UK] Graduate job postings lowest since pandemic while AI skills demand climbs

Advertised wage growth cooled to 3.9 per cent annually in the three months to June, its slowest since February 2022....
05 Aug 2026

[UK] Burgess Hodgson acquires professional services firm Spain Brothers [UK] Burgess Hodgson acquires professional services firm Spain Brothers

Spain Brothers was founded in 1880 and was reportedly the 11th firm to be registered with the ICAEW.
01 Aug 2026

[UK] Charities unable to pay staff and suppliers following fraud alert [UK] Charities unable to pay staff and suppliers following fraud alert

The bank, owned by the Charities Aid Foundation, is based in West Malling, Kent, and serves more than 14,000 non-profit...
30 Jul 2026

[Germany] European court mandates employer-ordered group travel as paid hours [Germany] European court mandates employer-ordered group travel as paid hours

The ruling, combined with a rising minimum wage and a pending mandate for digital time-keeping, could potentially trigger significant retroactive...
30 Jul 2026