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Rise In Reports Of Work Pregnancy And Maternity Discrimination
New figures from Citizens Advice reveal a 25% rise in female workers seeking advice on pregnancy and maternity discrimination over…
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Pensions Tracing Website Launched
The Pension Tracing Service has launched a new website to assist people in finding their lost pension savings. The Department…
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Economic Review: May 2016
Table of contents Authors Summary GDP GDP and productivity Inflation Producer price inflation and import prices Trade Alternative savings ratio…
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Retail sales: March 2016
Changes in the volume and value of sales of goods by retail businesses in Great Britain, providing a timely indicator…
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Confirmation Statement To Replace Annual Return
A new confirmation statement is due to replace the annual return from June 2016. Companies will be required to provide…
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Marketing budgets are set to grow this year
Marketing budgets are set to grow this year in 62% of construction related companies while 26% are expecting to increase…
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Polyflor is the most used safety flooring in the commercial sector
Over the last year, the vinyl safety flooring brand used by most flooring contractors was Polyflor, according to a survey…
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Changes To Annual Accounting Regulations For Businesses
A number of important changes to the way that small and medium-sized companies prepare and file their accounts…
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Parents Loan £5 Billion To Children Each Year
Parents looking to help their children purchase their first home will loan an estimated £5bn in 2016, according to research…
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Apprenticeship Levy Could Lead To Businesses Abandoning Training
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for a ‘radical rethink’ of the apprenticeship levy ahead of its April…
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Rise Of Self-Employed Could Result In Retirement Problem
Increasing self-employment could lead to long-term retirement problems in the future, the Federation of Small Business (FSB) has warned. Less…
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Wedding Season 2016 – Gifts And Tax Relief
With wedding season fast approaching, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is reminding guests…
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Daily Penalties Date For Late Tax Returns Approaching
Those who have yet to file their online tax return with HMRC for the 2014/15 tax year are being urged…
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Businesses Falling Behind On Digital Technology Adoption
A ‘digital divide’ is opening up between the 55% of businesses that are adopting digital technologies and the 45% who…
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Internal Communal Area Redecoration and Flooring
Contract summary Industry Construction and Real Estate Location of contract South East Value of contract (£) £25,000 Published date 05…
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Register Of Persons With Significant Control Requirement Introduced
As of 6 April 2016, all companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPS) must now keep a register of persons with…
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Pension Annual Allowance Reduced
People saving towards their pension could miss out on the tax relief due to confusion around the new pensions tapered…
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Firms Cutting Staff Perks To Fund National Living Wage
Chancellor George Osborne has warned businesses on cutting staff perks and overtime pay rates to cover the costs of the…
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ABI Seeks To Simplify Pension Language For Customers
A new pensions language guide has been launched by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to help reduce the level…
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ABI Seeks To Simplify Pension Language For Customers
A new pensions language guide has been launched by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to help reduce the level…
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Data Breaching Risk Underestimated By SMEs
Government figures show that data breaching costs SMEs an average of £310,800, according to research by Experian UK. The businesses…
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New Build Office gets First Class Flooring
Commercial floor and wall covering specialists, A Cumberlidge Ltd, have delivered a first class finish to a brand new office…
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Economic Review: April 2016
Table of contents Authors Main points Introduction GDP Current account and FDI Trade Labour Market Prices Housing tenure Reference tables…
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HMRC Tax Fraud Strategy Criticised By Committee
HMRC is not doing enough to tackle tax fraud, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Findings…
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New premises for Preptec with Trade Counter
Preptec Equipment Services started business in 2013 and supply a wide range of surface preparation related products and services to…
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