Experts in Business

Are you up to date with recent changes to maternity leave entitlement?

Employers of expectant mothers whose babies were due on or after October 5 this year, found out that it is not just her that is starting out on a new journey. As a result of a ruling made by the High Court last year, October 5 marked the due date of changes that employers should [...]

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Minimum hassle for the Minimum Wage

Legal compliance is a cause of anxiety for many small business owners, and the rules relating to the National Minimum Wage is a classic example. Refusal to pay the national minimum wage is a criminal offence which could result in a fine or even a prison sentence. The National Minimum Wage applies to almost all workers. [...]

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Points based immigration system

As of the 27th November employers who wish to bring non-European Economic Area skilled and/or temporary workers into the UK will need to be a licensed sponsor. Sponsors will be responsible for providing all migrants with certificates of sponsorship and ensuring that their sponsor obligations are fulfilled. To obtain a sponsorship licence you must be: • A [...]

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Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008

On the 16th October 2008 the Health & Safety (Offences) Act 2008 received Royal Assent and will come into force on the 1st April 2009. This new piece of legislation has been in the pipeline for a while, and will give further back up to the Corporate Manslaughter Act, to ensure companies provide a safe place [...]

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