Businesses are changing their recruitment strategies after Budget, poll shows

Large firms will face a crackdown on late payments to small businesses as part of a new package of Government support (Alamy/PA) -

Businesses are preparing to slow hiring as a result of measures in the autumn Budget, which puts Britain on course for a record tax burden, a new snap poll suggests.

Some 56% of business leaders said there were likely to be fewer hires than originally planned.