Month: March 2020
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Mar- 2020 -30 MarchEconomy
Government relaxes insolvency rules
The government has announced a set of changes to help improve the insolvency system to enable companies undergoing restructuring to…
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30 MarchCoronavirus
AirBnB offers free stays for medical staff
Airbnb hosts are offering NHS and medical staff free places to stay whilst they carry out their critical work on…
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27 MarchCoronavirus
What we know about furlough leave and the CJRS
HMRC published details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 26.3.20 which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme Key points include:…
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27 MarchHotels
Family-run hotel secures financing to remain open to service personnel
A family-run hotelier has secured jobs and is helping to support its local community during the coronavirus shutdown, after securing…
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27 MarchHotels
The Scalloway Hotel enters administration
Stuart Robb and Michelle Elliot of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue and Recovery have been appointed as joint administrators of The…
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27 MarchCoronavirus
The Standard closes operations, launches relief fund
International hotel group The Standard announced it has made the “unavoidable decision” to temporarily close all of its hotels. The…
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26 MarchCoronavirus
Self-employed to get 80% income grant
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government will pay self-employed people a taxable grant based on their previous earnings over…
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26 MarchBusiness Bites
Wetherspoons’ boss was right to withhold wages
The media and the Twitterati have had a field day vilifying the founder and owner of pub chain Wetherspoons over…
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26 MarchHotels
OYO makes more than 2,000 rooms available for key workers
OYO Hotels and Homes has announced it is to open its doors at many of its UK hotels to accommodate…
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26 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Banks under fire over emergency loan scheme
Banks have come under fire over government-backed emergency loans which require business owners to sign for a personal guarantee, as…
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