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Posted 02/03/2011 Under a planned clamp-down by HMRC, over two million SMEs suspected of poor record-keeping face investigation in 2011 and the years to come. These comprise the 40% of...
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Posted 23/03/2012 The Government is proposing a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol in England and Wales in an effort to turn the tide against binge drinking. It...
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Posted 02/03/2011 For many private tenants, the day when they expect to receive the return of their deposit has in the past too often been tinged with disappointment. However, in...
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Posted 23/09/2012 The answer is when he or she is a ‘worker’ or is self-employed. Despite the increase in recent years in more flexible types of working, the status of...
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Posted 01/03/2011 New figures have been released showing mergers and acquisitions activity during the final quarter of 2010. According to the Office for National Statistics, the value of acquisitions in...
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Posted 26/11/2012 Restrictive covenants are potentially very useful for employers to help prevent employees from poaching staff or clients and damaging business interests following the end of an employment relationship....
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Posted 19/11/2012 Experts have warned that more research is needed to find out how to reduce the number of babies born early. Prematurity is the second most common cause of...
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Posted 06/12/2012 Competition minister Jo Swinson has announced that the new Groceries Code Adjudicator will be given greater powers to fine large supermarkets who deal with suppliers unfairly. In a...
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Posted 18/02/2011 Residential conveyancing demand from first-time buyers could rise considerably if house prices fall naturally, one industry expert has implied. Housing minister Grant Schapps recently hosted a discussion aimed...
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Posted 27/09/2012 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that a worker who becomes unfit for work during a period of statutory annual leave must, under Article 7(1) of...
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Posted 16/10/2012 One recent Court of Appeal case acts as a good reminder to employers not to suspend employees just as a matter of course, but to take a step...
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Posted 02/03/2011 Following the abolition of the so-called ‘default retirement age’ (DRA), any employer who still gives an employee aged 65 or over six-months’ notice of their intention to terminate...
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