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March 05, 2010
Employers use forced retirement to cut workforce
Businesses used the mandatory retirement age as an easy alternative to making redundancies last year, according to charity Age Concern, which found that the number of employees forced to retire more than doubled in 2009.
March 05, 2010
A third of small firms expect to be reliant on online revenue
A third of small firms expect the majority of their revenue to come from online sales over the next five years, research from PayPoint has revealed.
March 05, 2010
HMRC super podcast helps firms prepare for tax changes
Employers can find out how to prepare for changes to VAT payments, PAYE and corporation tax, following the launch of a “Super Podcast” by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
March 05, 2010
Business Link launches online support for farmers
Farmers are now among the business owners who can access dedicated support from Business Link, following the launch of a farming section on the BusinessLink.gov.uk website.
March 02, 2010
Mumpreneurs offered one-to-one advice from business ‘superwomen’
The launch of a new mentoring scheme on 15 March will mean women who are juggling running their business with bringing up their family will be able to access one-to-one business advice from high-profile female entrepreneurs.
February 26, 2010
Insolvencies hit lowest rate for 30 months
The rate of business failures fell to its lowest level in January this year since June 2007, figures from credit reference agency Experian have revealed.
February 26, 2010
Businesses warned to check rateable value or risk overpaying
Businesses need to check the property valuations details they received last October, or risk overpaying when new business rates are introduced on 1 April.
February 26, 2010
Managers choose to risk unemployment to find right jobs
An increasing number of managers chose to resign last year rather than be pushed into roles they didn’t want.
February 26, 2010
Recession pressures deter firms from staff training
Six out of ten small firms want to provide more training to staff, but the costs and time involved have prevented them from doing so, research has found.
February 26, 2010
TV’s business inspector pledges to help small firms
Cashflow, marketing and record-keeping – these are just three of the topics that will be under scrutiny when Channel Five’s television reality series The Business Inspector starts on 10 March.
February 26, 2010
Guide published to help employers understand “fit note” changes
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a free guide explaining how the new “fit note” will affect employers when it replaces the traditional sick note on 6 April 2010.
February 26, 2010
A fifth of small firms “worry” about employment law obligations
A fifth of small-business owners are concerned that they do not understand their employment law obligations.
February 26, 2010
Search is on for the nation’s best businesses
Outstanding small and medium-sized businesses are being invited to enter the National Business Awards 2010 so they can have their achievements recognised.
February 19, 2010
One in five directors using credit cards to fund business
One in five business owners are being forced to use credit cards to keep their firm afloat as they cannot secure bank funding, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has found.
February 19, 2010
A fifth of workers “hate their colleagues”
A fifth of workers hate their colleagues and regularly gossip about them behind their backs, a survey by market research firm One Poll has revealed.
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