Hiring Confidence Lowest in 13 Years as Businesses Brace for Tax Hikes

Hiring confidence has plunged to its lowest level in 13 years, according to accountancy and business firm BDO’s latest Employment Index, which slid again in June, dropping to 94.22. The report finds firms are now “holding back recruitment” as Downing Street limbers up for yet more tax rises after Starmer’s U-turns on winter fuel and welfare.[…] Read the rest