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Chadwick Lawrence's Neil Wilson on paying the price for discrimination Feb 28 2012

A DECISION in the Employment Tribunal in 2011 has highlighted the potentially significant repercussions of a successful discrimination claim.Read

Armitage Sykes' Jason Bannister sounds “property theft” alert Feb 21 2012

Theft covers a multitude of sins.Read

Eastwood & Partners (Financial Services) Ltd's Karen Wynard on workplace pension reforms Feb 14 2012

THE key package of regulations for workplace pension reforms were published earlier this month by the Department for Work and Pensions.Read

Wheawill & Sudworth's Colin Barratt looks at property tax matters Feb 14 2012

WHETHER a property is inherited and is subsequently rented out or whether an individual buys a property to let, the issue of tax on rental income and which expenses can be legitimately claimed to reduce a person’s tax bill will arise.Read

Wilby Ltd's Will Morris urges action on first aid Feb 07 2012

NOW may be a good time to review many things, including the provision of first aid in our workplaces.Read

Investec Wealth & Investment's Simon Kaye credits the European Central Bank Feb 07 2012

SINCE the beginning of December, financial markets have been exhibiting much more healthy vital signs.Read

Chadwick Lawrence's Neil Wilson reviews employment law changes Jan 31 2012

THE Government’s review of existing employment law legislation and the launch of its “red tape challenge” has resulted in a number of changes aimed at assisting businesses and boosting economic recovery.Read

HSBC's Jill Hague urges firms to keep eye on China’s currency Jan 31 2012

BRITAIN has recently said it will partner with Hong Kong to develop the City of London as a major offshore centre of trade in China’s yuan (Renminbi) currency.Read

Wheawill & Sudworth's Colin Barratt reviews tax allowances Jan 17 2012

AS we approach the end of another tax year, there is still time before the April 5 deadline to review our affairs to ensure that we are obtaining the maximum benefits of available allowances and reliefs.Read

Wilby Ltd's Mark Dalton considers likely health and safety changes for 2012 Jan 10 2012

There are likely to be some changes to health and safety legislation in 2012 affecting all businesses and self-employed people.Read

Investec Wealth & Investment's Simon Kaye assesses the prospects for 2012 Jan 10 2012

The year 2011 has drawn to a close with most Investors more than happy to consign the year to the history books.Read

HSBC's Jill Hague on expansion in 2012 Jan 03 2012

THOUGH the current economic environment in the UK is still proving challenging to some, HSBC has continued to offer lending support to strong, viable enterprises that can demonstrate well-defined management in conjunction with a considered forward- thinking business plan. Read

Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors' Neil Wilson reviews sick pay rules Jan 03 2012

THERE have been a number of case law decisions over the past couple of years dealing with the position relating to holiday pay for sick workers.Read

Fantastic Media's JP Morgan on how to get the most from your marketing spend Dec 27 2011

SMALL businesses often leave marketing planning to the last minute and then are left scrambling to attract customers when times are tough.Read

Wheawill and Sudworth's Colin Barratt takes a look at ISAs Dec 20 2011

WITH interest rates at an all time low and inflation remaining at around 5% it is difficult for savers to get any meaningful return on their savings, but the use of tax-efficient investment can help.Read

Eastwood and Partners' Karen Wynard looks at the public sector pensions changes Dec 20 2011

AS you may have seen on the television and read in the newspapers, public sector pension schemes are currently the subject of calls for radical reform, largely because of the increasing cost to the public purse of funding these schemes.Read

Wilby Ltd's Mark Dalton on making the Christmas lights that bit safer Dec 13 2011

ACCIDENT statistics from previous years indicate that 80,000 people will go to their local A&E departments over the 12 days of Christmas. Read

Investec's Simon Kaye on the US committee that's not all that super Dec 13 2011

THE bipartisan US congressional super committee – established in August by President Obama following the debt ceiling debate and mandated to find a minimum of $1,200bn in budget savings over the next 10 years to put the US government on a firmer financial footing – failed last week to reach an agreement. Read

Neil Wilson, employment lawyer at Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors considers changes to employment law Dec 06 2011

THE Government has announced proposals to “shake up” employment laws in the UK and a consultation exercise will now be launched seeking the views of employees and businesses.Read

Jill Hague, HSBC area commercial director for Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield takes part in Regional Growth Fund project Dec 06 2011

LAST month, HSBC announced that it was participating in the Government’s Regional Growth Fund.Read