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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Small firms not yet in a position to create new jobs

Reading Time • < 1 minSmaller businesses are beginning to recover from the economic downturn but aren't yet strong enough to take on new members of staff in substantial numbers.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

EU business regulations need greater ‘scrutiny’

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK government does not interrogate legislation coming from EU as closely as it should and too often adopts a tick-box approach instead of applying a rigorous analysis of the likely effects of the regulations.
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Reading Time | 4 mins 16 Mar 2012

What the political parties are promising

Reading Time • 4 minsWith the election looming, the main political parties have outlined what they intend to do on business support and tax.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Regulation system needs ‘wholesale review’

Reading Time • 2 minsA business group has renewed its call for the next government to tackle the burden that over-regulation imposes on businesses.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Sickness presence may cost firms more than absenteeism

Reading Time • 2 minsBusinesses could be hit harder by employees coming to work when they are ill than by sickness absence, a new report has claimed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

New workers’ pension scheme could ‘deter’ savers

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government's new workplace pension scheme may be rejected by many of the employees it is deigned to help, the CBI has claimed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Guidance on equality regulations too ‘complex’ for smaller firms

Reading Time • 2 minsA document drawn up to help small firms comply with regulations that will be introduced under the new Equality Act could end up defeating its own objectives.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Late payments total billions for SMEs

Reading Time • 2 minsAlmost three-quarters of small firms have been hit by the late payment of bills during the past year, new figures suggest.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Employers reminded of possible tax errors in April payslips

Reading Time • 2 minsEmployers and employees are being reminded that there could be some errors with the new PAYE tax codes that have been issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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