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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Employers advised to prepare for new agency worker rules

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers are being offered advice on how best to deal with the new temporary worker regulations that are due to come into force next year.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Self-employed credit tax claimants to get reminders

Reading Time • < 1 minSelf-employed workers who also claim tax credits should get details about their profits for the year 2009/10 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as soon as possible.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Changes to class 2 NIC payment dates

Reading Time • < 1 minAs from April 2011, payments for class 2 National Insurance contributions will become due on 31 January and 31 July, the same dates as for self-assessment tax bills, HM Revenue and Customs has said.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Online shopping to reach pre-Christmas peak

Reading Time • < 1 minOnline retailers are preparing for the busiest week of the e-retail year.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Employment issues less of a concern, says business group

Reading Time • 2 minsSigns that the recovery may be having an effect on smaller firms have come with figures released by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) on the numbers of employment-related calls its helpline received in the third quarter of the year.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

VAT rise may hit growth

Reading Time • < 1 minNext year's increase in VAT may have an adverse affect on the recovery.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Plans to go ahead with extending flexible working rights criticised

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government's intention to press ahead with plans to allow all workers the right to request flexible working has been criticised by a leading business group.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Small firms should embrace green economy

Reading Time • 2 minsSmaller firms have been urged to take advantage of the opportunities that the developing low-carbon economy has to offer.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Economic growth will fall short, says IoD

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy will grow at a sluggish 1.2 per cent next year, a leading business group has predicted, a rate that is slower than official forecasts.
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