Regulation Freedom Day 10 Feb 2011

Yesterday was Regulation Freedom Day according to the IoD This is a bit like the calculation of when the average person has to work to in the year before they start earning any money after all taxes etc are taken out of their pay. So for the average company Director the 10th Feb marks how […]

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Top Lawyer Slams Tax Man for More Unfair Taxes

Posted on February 10, 2011 by recruitmentadvice James Quarmby, a leading tax lawyer has slammed the tax mans plans to tax employees on income and benefits that have never been received. James is tax Partner at Thomas Eggar LLP, said plans introduced in the draft Finance Bill in December 2010, were an “affront to the […]

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Recruitment grows at weakest rate since August 2009

Staff appointments in October increasing at their slowest rate for 14 months. Does this mean we are heading for a double dip recession? REC chief executive Kevin Green, who last month warned that the jobs market was “starting to flatline”, said: “These figures show that employer confidence remains fragile and as the role of job […]

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What employers need to know about the bad weather

What employers need to know about the bad weather… We have already had lots of snow and it looks likely that there will be more to come this winter. If last January left you in any doubt as to how disruptive that can be you must have been on holiday or asleep! Most businesses had […]

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EU pregnancy law defeated

EU pregnancy law defeated Wednesday, 08, Dec 2010 The European Parliaments plans to extend maternity leave at 90% of full pay from 12 to 20 weeks have been defeated, it could be said largely due to Ed Davey, employment minister who has lobbied hard among his European colleagues. Britain argued not only that the timing […]

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