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Lords standards watchdog investigates Lord Chadlington over PPE …
WEBJun 1, 2022 · The award of £50m of PPE contracts appears to have transformed its financial fortunes; in the year to 31 March 2020 the company turned over less than £500,000. The Lords standards watchdog announced on Tuesday that Gummer is under investigation for “alleged involvement in procuring contracts for SG Recruitment UK”, leading to potential ...
The Evolution of Management - Business Matters
WEBMay 28, 2013 · 1910s-1940s: Management as Science. Management as Science was developed in the early 20th century and focused on increasing productivity and efficiency through standardisation, division of labour, centralisation and hierarchy. A very ‘top down’ management with strict control over people and processes dominated across industries.
Opinion Archives - Business Matters
WEBLabour risks taking Britain back to the 1970s, warns Sir Rocco Forte. 9 September 2024 Entrepreneurs, Opinion Paul Jones 0 Comments. Sir Rocco Forte, the luxury hotelier behind Rocco Forte Hotels, has criticised the current government’s “anti-growth” policies, warning that they are pushing Britain back to the economic challenges of the 1970s.
Oneweb CEO resigns amid growing french influence after merger …
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Stephen Beynon, the British CEO of satellite internet provider OneWeb, is set to resign just under a year after the company merged with France’s Eutelsat. His departure comes amid reports of increasing French dominance within the newly combined group, with key decisions shifting away from the UK. OneWeb, which was founded in …
Private schools to charge VAT from January as Reeves closes …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · According to the ISC, annual fees for private day schools average £18,064, but can rise significantly for elite boarding schools. Brighton College, the most expensive private school in the country, costs almost £65,000 a year, meaning parents will face an additional VAT cost of £13,000. Under Reeves’s plans, local authorities that fund ...
Wrongly convicted Post Office workers say former bosses should …
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Damian Owen, who was manager of a Post Office branch in Bangor, north Wales, was jailed for eight months after he was accused of stealing £25,000 as a result of computer errors. His conviction was quashed in 2021. Owen was at times lost for words as he told the inquiry into the scandal about his time in prison.
Business Matters is the UK’s largest business magazine.
WEBIn print. Business Matters is the UK’s largest distributed subscription-based monthly business magazine with currently just over 50,000 annual subscribers. This means that our current print readership is in excess of 150,000, mostly owners and managers of Small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) across the whole of the UK. Business ...
Manufacturing fall is fastest since pandemic, CBI survey shows
WEBDec 20, 2022 · Manufacturing output is falling at its fastest pace since the start of the pandemic, a new survey of businesses has found. The fall was mainly driven by a decline in production of food, drink, tobacco, paper and the mechanical engineering sectors, according to the poll of 220 manufacturers by the CBI covering the three months to December.
Finance Archives - Business Matters
WEBNumber of non-dom taxpayers rises 7 per cent, contributing £8.9bn to UK revenue. 9 July 2024 Finance, In Business Business Matters 0 Comments. The number of non-domiciled taxpayers in the UK rose by 7% in 2023, contributing a record £8.9 billion in revenue. With potential changes to non-dom status, ensuring a balanced tax regime is crucial to ...
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