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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Sharp rise in small businesses contemplating staff layoffs

Reading Time • < 1 minThere has been a significant increase in the numbers of small firms that are looking at redundancies as a way of saving costs during the recession.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Automatic business rate relief ruled out

Reading Time • < 1 minProviding small businesses with automatic rate relief is not a practical option, the government has said.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Prolonged recession forecast

Reading Time • < 1 minWith new figures officially confirming that the UK economy is in recession, analysts and business owners are predicting a long haul to recovery.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

New health and safety penalties come into force

Reading Time • 2 minsBusinesses are being reminded that the penalties for breaking workplace health and safety laws have increased following the introduction of the Health and Safety Offences Act 2008.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Revenue cuts overpaid tax interest rates to zero

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs has announced that, as from 27 January, the rate of interest to be paid on money owing to taxpayers falls to 0 per cent.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Call to help charities

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has been urged to exempt charities from VAT as a way of helping them cope with the tough financial times.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Holiday rights for employees on long-term sick leave

Reading Time • 2 minsThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that employees who have been on long-term sick leave can take all the paid annual holiday they have accumulated while off work.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Mar 2012

Local government plan to support smaller firms

Reading Time • < 1 minCouncils have promised to take a series of measures aimed at supporting local businesses through the economic downturn.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Mar 2012

Business Payment Support Scheme: detailed assessment

Reading Time • 2 minsThe Business Payment Support Scheme (BPSS) has a number of detailed technical consequences...
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