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Volatility is now dominating UK business decision pressure, YouGov finds. The Q2 VUCA Index finds leaders still value speed, even as confidence and preparedness begin to weaken.
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Large non-EU groups face fresh CSRD reporting detail from Brussels. EFRAG has opened consultation on ESRS-40a, setting out proposed sustainability standards for companies with significant EU activity.
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UK-EU trade choices are becoming more industrial and strategically constrained. The Brexit reset is entering harder questions around China, steel, EVs, chemicals, and carbon border policy.
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SME innovation plans are weakening under R&D tax relief uncertainty. RCK Partners research finds 62% of R&D-active SME finance chiefs have cut investment after reforms to the UK regime.
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Holiday pay enforcement is becoming a wider employer compliance issue. The Fair Work Agency is preparing for expanded enforcement as government consults on how statutory holiday pay rules should be policed.
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Product data is taking a larger role in UK compliance. A government call for evidence asks how digital product records could support sustainability information, traceability, and supply chain transparency.
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Pension capital could move closer to British scale-up funding plans. Major providers are exploring a £1bn vehicle to back high-growth science and technology companies, with the British Business Bank supporting the proposed fund.
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Manufacturing output has returned to growth after months of strain. NatWest’s tracker shows stronger confidence and easing cost inflation, though services and SMEs remain weaker.
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Beumer’s court action puts airport-logistics consolidation back under scrutiny today. The case challenges how far Brussels must go when national regulators seek EU review of a completed specialist industrial deal.
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Greenpark has strengthened APAC leadership around AI discovery growth. Caloy Sambrano joins from Ogilvy Philippines to lead regional clients and new business.
