Small businesses lost four million trading days to strikes in six months – study

A third of 500 small to medium sized companies surveyed said strikes were having a negative impact on their business.

A study by small business lender iwoca indicated that around four million days of trading were lost over the last six months (PA) (PA Wire)

Smaller firms have lost an estimated 680,000 days of trading every month because of the wave of strikes across the country since last year, new research suggests.

A study by small business lender iwoca indicated that around four million days of trading were lost over the last six months.

A third of 500 small to medium sized companies (SMEs) surveyed said strikes were having a negative impact on their business.