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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Hike in unfair dismissal claims

Reading Time • < 1 minThe economic downturn has seen a rise in the number of insurance claims made by SMEs facing legal action from employees who are citing unfair dismissal.
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Reading Time | 4 mins 09 Mar 2012

Businesses to get help in securing finance

Reading Time • 4 minsThe government has unveiled details of plans designed to provide SMEs with easier access to credit and to help with the cash flow problems afflicting many firms as the economic downturn deepens.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Applying for a government grant

Reading Time • 2 minsWith the banks still reluctant to lend, one possible alternative source of business finance is a government grant.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Avoiding redundancies

Reading Time • 2 minsUnemployment is rising to levels not seen in a decade as more and more firms shed staff. Some 600,000 jobs are predicted to go during the course of the next 12 months.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Winning new business when business is difficult to win

Reading Time • 2 minsA sharp downturn in the economy may not appear the most opportune time to push ahead with plans to attract new business.
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Reading Time | 3 mins 09 Mar 2012

Tough times, tight credit management

Reading Time • 3 minsMoney, as the current state of the economy forcibly reminds us, is in short supply. Credit and profit margins alike are being squeezed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Small firms see sharp rise in job losses

Reading Time • 2 minsSmall and medium-sized businesses are axing jobs at a rate not seen for almost twenty years, the CBI has reported.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Increase in minimum redundancy pay

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers are being reminded of increases to the amount of an employee's weekly earnings that count towards statutory redundancy pay.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Regulations still ignoring adverse effects on businesses

Reading Time • < 1 minA report has found that government departments are still putting together legislation that affects businesses without due consideration of the cost to firms.
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