The UK unemployment rate is close to a 50-year low point, having dropped by 0.2% to 3.8% for February to April 2022, and those unemployed for up to six months increased over this three-month period, marking the largest increase since … Read More
Most employers have recognised a skills shortage in their workforce, or expect to have shortages in the next five years, according to new research from PwC. The firm found that concerns around skills shortages were “profound”, with 33% experiencing a … Read More
The UK government is plotting a series of initiatives to enable the domestic endorsement and adoption of new international sustainability standards, according to Debbie Crawshawe, accounting expert at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Speaking during a … Read More
This marks the largest monthly figures on record for the sector, as it was 13% higher than the previous record turnover that was reported in January 2022 The UK accounting industry saw its turnover rise to £4.13bn in March, marking … Read More
Some four in five (79%) of accounting firms are seeing an increase in flexible working as a result of Covid-19 – with a third (33%) of accountants already working a four day week, according to new research from FreeAgent. The report, which surveyed … Read More
Audit committee chairs are “particularly alert” to quality during the auditor tendering process, with mandatory tendering being seen as an opportunity to encourage innovation by prospective auditors, according to independent research commissioned by the Financial Reporting Council. The research, conducted by … Read More