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UK firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks from tomorrow

UK companies face New Year Brexit import controls

British firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks from January 1 which will affect businesses importing $314 billion of goods a year from the European Union.

Business • 31 Dec 21

The UK Financial Conduct Authority said companies planning to report over the next few days should hold off so that they could better assess how Covid-19 is affecting their business

UK firms defer results after regulators call for delays

UK companies including home improvement group Kingfisher - which owns B&Q - said they would delay full-year results for at least two weeks, heeding a call from the financial markets regulator on Saturday.

Business • 23 Mar 20

Several companies have set out plans to counter any trade delays and downturns that could stem from a no-deal Brexit scenario

UK firms prepare for messy Brexit as clock ticks down

UK companies selling everything from washing machines to flights, food and mortgages plan to spend tens of millions of pounds in case the political brinkmanship gripping the country leads to a disorderly Brexit.

Business • 20 Nov 18

The UK's Financial Reporting Council has updated its code of corporate standards for publicly listed companies

UK unveils 'short and sharper' code for companies

Companies in the UK must strive to rein in excessive executive pay and make boards more diverse under a new "short and sharper" corporate code, published today.

Business • 16 Jul 18

Under the proposed new laws, UK-listed firms with over 250 employees would have to reveal their pay gap and justify their CEO's salary

UK to force big firms to publish worker to boss pay gap

Britain's biggest companies will from 2020 be legally required to publish the gap between the salary of their chief executive and what they pay their average UK worker, under proposed new government rules.

Business • 11 Jun 18

Senior executives in the financial services sector said Theresa May's efforts to secure a transition deal had come too late

UK firms prepare for disorderly Brexit as talks stall

Big UK companies are stepping up their plans in case Britain leaves the European Union without a deal as Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to get talks back on track after a major setback.

Business • 07 Dec 17