The Real Reason SME’s won’t Hire

So, I was just reading about the Beecroft review (again) and they have completely missed the point.  Yes, its probably a good idea to extend the unfair dismissal period to 2 years.  In some jobs it could take a year or more to really get a rocking performance out of someone and if you were […]

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Vince Cable is going to discuss me with George Osbourne – apparently!

Let me explain. 2 weeks ago I was interviewed (not just me) for a Radio 4 show which was aimed at asking the businesses of Greater Manchester what the government need to do to support business in the North West. I raised a point about the new initiative on employer NI – which says that […]

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New Year – more New Rules. Come on Vince – give us a break!

And here we are again – it has been tough enough during the “growth” years to deal with the ever increasing amount of red tape and business regulations the Labour Government thought fit to introduce . Anyone would think they didn’t want business to make a profit – or thought that all profits made should […]

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