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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Trade credit insurance scheme starts up

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses that are facing cuts in the level of available credit insurance cover can begin to make use of a new government support scheme from 1 May.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Tax Charter clause ‘very welcome’

Reading Time • < 1 minAn enabling clause should give taxpayers a greater stake in the planned Tax Charter.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Wages decline at record rate

Reading Time • < 1 minAverage weekly earnings fell by 5.8 per cent in February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Small businesses disappointed by Budget, says poll

Reading Time • < 1 minA survey carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed that many small firms feel the Budget did not offer them the support they need during the recession.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Identity theft surges in the recession

Reading Time • < 1 minThe number of people who have suffered from the crime of identity theft has shown a sharp rise in the first three months of the year.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

UK to retain working time opt-out

Reading Time • 2 minsThe collapse of conciliation talks in Brussels mean that the UK will keep its opt-out from the EU Working Time Directive.
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Reading Time | 3 mins 12 Mar 2012

Equalities Bill pushes for gender pay transparency

Reading Time • 3 minsFirms that employ more than 250 staff will be obliged to make public figures showing average hourly rates paid to male and female employees under the terms of the new Equalities Bill.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Moratorium urged on new employment law

Reading Time • < 1 minThe UK's smallest firms find it difficult to cope with the demands of employment law, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said, prompting a call for a three-year moratorium on new legislation.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

More tax help for struggling businesses

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses that believe they will make a trading loss in the current tax year can ask HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to take the anticipated loss into account as part of any rescheduling of their corporation tax or income tax payments.
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