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Reading Time | < 1 min 06 Nov 2014

Small firms lack employers liability insurance

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than half of small businesses do not have employers' liability cover, a survey by AXA Business Insurance has found. The survey found that, out of the 365 small businesses surveyed, 53% were either unaware of employers' liability cover ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 05 Nov 2014

Tribunal says holiday pay should include overtime

Reading Time • < 1 minThousands of businesses are facing additional costs after a tribunal ruled that overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 04 Nov 2014

Retirees support families financially

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than a quarter of retirees have given financial support to members of their family, research by LV= has found. The survey of more than 2,000 retirees found that 28% had given money to their family. The research found: <...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 03 Nov 2014

Self-employed pension saving falls

Reading Time • < 1 minLess than a quarter of self-employed men are saving money for retirement into a personal pension, official figures show. Pension data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that just 22% of self-employed men put mone...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 30 Oct 2014

More start-ups seek private investment

Reading Time • < 1 minThe number of start-ups asking for permission to raise funds through a tax-efficient private investment scheme increased by more than 1,200 in the 2013/14 financial year, research by Radius Equity has found. The government's Seed Enterprise...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 30 Oct 2014

HMRC scraps IR35 Business Entity Tests

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses will not be able to self-assess their risk to IR35 from April 2015, HMRC has announced. A review by the IR35 Forum found that Business Entity Tests (BETs),
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Reading Time | < 1 min 29 Oct 2014

Committee to examine Prompt Payment Code

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses and the public sector will lead a new advisory board designed to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code (PPC), the government has announced. The PPC is a government-backed scheme aimed at prompting businesses to pay their suppliers o...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Oct 2014

Consumers face retirement uncertainty

Reading Time • < 1 minConsumers lack confidence in their long-term savings and investments, research by Which? has found. The consumer group surveyed more than 2,200 people and found that just 19% trust long-term financial products such pensions and investments....
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Reading Time | < 1 min 27 Oct 2014

Income protection reforms proposed

Reading Time • < 1 minIncome protection for employees should be built into the workplace to ensure people are properly protected in the event of long term sickness or injury, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. The ABI worked with the Centre for ...
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