Tax Office Staff to Strike

HMRC staff are going on a strike this week as a protest against policy on sick pay.

The PCS union is calling on its 50,000 members to walkout at 16:00 on June 7, with members to come in to work …

Edinburgh Accountants Steedman Sponsor Edinburgh Film Festival

Edinburgh accountants Steedman and Company have announced a new documentary about economic growth forecasts in the UK as our rapidly expanding Scottish firm again sponsors the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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Construction Insolvencies Increase By a Fifth

The construction industry could sink deeper into recession as the number of companies who became insolvent rose by nearly a fifth in the last financial quarter.

There were 948 insolvencies in the first three months of the year, a 19 …

Household Spending Slump

Household spending has slumped to a new two year low. The fragility of consumer spending, even before the full of effects of public spending cuts have been felt, means an imminent rise in interest rates is unlikely.

The OECD though, …

Interest Rate Rise Unlikely as Incomes Drop

Base rates are expected to remain at 0.5 percent amidst predictions that people’s spending capacity will fall for the fourth year in a year; the first time to happen since the 1870’s.

Deloitte’s economic advisor Roger Bootle says that an …

National Minimum Wage

The announcement that the national minimum wage is to increase by 2.5 percent has been met with criticism from many people in the business community.

The current adult hourly rate is £5.93 per hour and will rise to £6.08 in …

Craft Construction Opportunities – Help and Advice

Craft skills opportunities exist in the construction, engineering and arts job market

We investigate ways to take craft construction opportunities in the UK…

Are you good with your hands? Many people are and what’s more they find a tremendous satisfaction …

House prices rose by 0.5 percent in March, according to figures from the Nationwide building society.

The rise results in the average price of a house being £164,751, just 0.1 percent than this time a year ago.

Robert Gardner, the …

Fuel Duty Increase Scrapped in Budget

Fuel duty increases – We discuss here.

The planned increase in fuel duty of 4 pence per litre was scrapped in George Osborne’s budget yesterday. And a further 1 pence will be cut from pump prices immediately. The move will …

Building Services and Engineering Industry Help and Advice

Steedman and Company has extensive experience in the building services engineering industry having worked for over two decades with a large number of building firms and developers.

We are focussed on helping you operate a successful and financially sound construction …