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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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Employers cash in with £2,000 NICs saving
04 September 2014
New government data has shown that almost a million employers are benefiting from a £2,000 cut in their annual national insurance contributions (NICs) bill.
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Auto-enrolment hits 4m landmark
04 September 2014
New figures from the Pensions Regulator show that more than four million workers have now been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.
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Government steps up action on offshore tax evaders
03 September 2014
People could face criminal prosecution if they fail to declare and pay offshore tax liabilities.
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Tax summaries on the way
03 September 2014
Millions of taxpayers will receive a new personal tax summary from October 2014.
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Growth fund support hits new high
06 August 2014
The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) supported through the government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has trebled over the past year, new figures show.
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Auto-enrolment passes key milestone
05 August 2014
All the UK’s largest businesses have now passed their staging dates for automatically enrolling eligible workers into qualifying workplace pension schemes.
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Plan ahead for summer holidays, say experts
05 August 2014
A leading accountancy body has issued top tips for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners to help make sure that their businesses do not suffer financially while they and their staff are on holiday.
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HMRC issues guidance on swaps tax
04 August 2014
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued guidance on how redress payments made to businesses that have been mis-sold interest rate hedging products should be accounted for on tax returns.
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