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Financial advisors and retirement specialists have advised the public that the Treasury’s five-year freeze on tax allowances could deal a significant blow to pension pots in the form of a 55 per cent tax for those who go over the lifetime allowance.

In a recent webinar, UK partner sales manager at Telavox, Andy Brunt, discussed how firms can best maintain customer service during a major disruptive event such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

A High Court judge has ruled this week that the government’s use of a “high priority” or “VIP lane” to award personal protective equipment [PPE] contracts to two firms was unlawful.

Prime minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign after he told MPs on Wednesday that he had attended a party in the Downing Street Garden in May 2020, during the first national lockdown.

OpenEdge is a business application development language that offers several choices for firms looking to optimise and modernise their platforms to address the demands of customers today and ensure they continue to do so in the future.

Mercanta has announced an official partnership with New Zealand-based software firm Rfider, which is geared toward digitising as many of its internal processes as possible and improving the traceability of its coffees.

Research undertaken in the US has suggested that the Montessori method of education may be superior to its more traditional counterparts, particularly concerning the long-term psychological health and wellbeing of pupils.

Dr Abide Zenenga, headteacher of Birmingham-based independent school Riverside Education, recently appeared on the Flourishing Education Podcast to highlight the work of his institution and his views on education.

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities secretary Michael Gove has told developers that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis where they have caused it and has issued the deadline of early March for them to agree a fully costed plan with the government.

The Labour party has urged the government to introduce a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas companies, which it says could shave £200 off the average household energy bill.

At Aldercar High School, a local authority school in Langley Mill, Nottingham, the latter months of 2021 brought with it a handful of major milestones in its fundraising activities.

ProCheck®, ADEY’s innovative digital water test, has made a major mark on industry over the previous year and seen the business accumulate a string of awards for its ground-breaking impact.

Investor spend on office space in Central London reached over £11 billion in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic levels.

In his New Year's statement to JK Tech's fellow senior leaders, staff workforce and clients, the company's president and CEO Aloke Paskar paid tribute to all involved in the technology firm's recent progress.