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Rising rates, tighter budgets: navigating 2025’s wage and tax hikes | Commercial Awareness Compass #26
Wage rises usually sound like good news, but the 2025 increases to the UK’s minimum wage and National Insurance contributions are creating real challenges for businesses, especially those with tight margins. In this episode, we explore how the changes affect law firms both as employers and advisors, what clients in sectors like retail, care and hospitality will need help with, and how legal work is already shifting as a result. From employment contracts to automation plans, the ripple effects go further than you might expect.
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