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Small business job growth stalls in December, finds Employment Hero
Retail and hospitality saw the biggest hit in December, with a fall of -2%.
Autumn Budget 2025
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How might the Budget impact business owners and the self-employed?
Rob Morgan, chief investment analyst at Charles Stanley, discusses the content of the Autumn Budget and how it will impact business owners.
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Autumn Budget 2025: What the statement means for the employment landscape
Reeves said these reforms are designed to create fairer opportunities for young people, safeguard pensioners’ incomes, and ensure businesses operate on a level playing field.
Health & Wellbeing
Autumn Budget 2025: Missed opportunity to support workforce wellbeing, say experts
Clare Lusted said: “At a time when employers are looking for ways to support their workforces, more supportive measures would have helped them to do so.”
Pensions & Retirement
Autumn Budget 2025: Extended tax threshold freeze will pull millions into higher bands, Aegon warns
Steven Cameron, Pensions Director at Aegon, said the decision represents a significant increase in the overall tax burden, despite no rise in headline rates.
Education & Training
Autumn Budget 2025: Apprenticeship or college place guaranteed for young people
Reeves said: “We guarantee that every young person will be offered a place in college, an apprenticeship, or personalised job support.”
Compensation & Benefits
Autumn Budget 2025: ECOS changes delayed
Reeves did not clarify how long the delay will be.
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Autumn Budget 2025: Reeves confirms transfer of British Coal pension reserve to members
She told MPs: “I will transfer the Investment Reserve Fund of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to its members.”
Pensions & Retirement
Autumn Budget 2025: Government to index Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme pensions for inflation
Reeves said: “I will index for inflation on pensions accrued before 1997 in the PPF and the FAS, so that people are not left worse off by inflation.”
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Autumn Budget 2025: Chancellor ends overseas access to Class 2 voluntary NICs
Announcing the policy from the despatch box, she said: “Taxpayers’ money should not be spent on pensions for people abroad."
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Autumn Budget 2025: Chancellor outlines labour market enforcement crackdown
The Chancellor's Budget set out a series of work-focused reforms aimed at tightening labour market enforcement and tackling illegal working.
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Autumn Budget 2025: CGT relief on employee ownership trusts cut to 50%
The Government estimates that these changes will raise £0.9bn a year on average from 2027-28 onwards.