News
Export support soars by 50%
03 November 2014
The number of businesses receiving export support has increased by 50 per cent in the last financial year, the government has announced.
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Staging date awareness still low in smallest firms
03 November 2014
New research has found that fewer than half of the smallest employers know their staging date – the date when they must start auto-enrolling eligible workers into a qualifying workplace pension scheme.
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RTI penalties delayed for smaller firms
08 October 2014
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that the introduction of automatic penalties for late real time information (RTI) submissions will be put back for smaller employers.
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Digital businesses urged to sign up for new VAT service
08 October 2014
Thousands of UK businesses supplying digital services across the European Union (EU) will be able to register for a new online VAT service from 20 October.
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Employers urged to act now on auto-enrolment
07 October 2014
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses have been urged to check when they need to meet their new workplace pensions duties.
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Accounting rules shake-up planned for 11,000 businesses
07 October 2014
An estimated 11,000 UK medium-sized businesses could benefit to the tune of £8 million a year as a result of planned changes to accounting rules.
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Bereavement at work guidance launched
03 October 2014
New guidance has been published to help employers support employees following bereavement.
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Latest fuel advisory rates published
03 October 2014
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has updated its advisory fuel rates, applying to all journeys on or after 1 September 2014.
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Help us to close zero hour contract loopholes, says Cable
05 September 2014
Business Secretary Vince Cable has urged businesses, unions and individuals to help identify and close potential loopholes in plans to ban the use of exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts.
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New NMW rates coming soon
05 September 2014
Employers are reminded that new national minimum wage (NMW) rates will take effect from 1 October 2014, benefiting more than one million lower paid workers.
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