According to a survey carried out by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Small Business, 85 percent of small businesses consider customer satisfaction to be a priority.
The survey polled 500 businesses in the (more…)
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Teachers strike and time off for parents
June 28, 2011
As I am sure most of you are already aware teachers unions in England and Wales have voted for strike action to protect their pensions and have confirmed a walk out on Thursday 30 June. This may directly affect you or affect a number of your employees who may have to take the day off work to look after their children if they cannot find alternative childcare.
Do you have to give your employees time off?
An employee has the right to time off to deal with an emergency involving a dependent. An emergency in this respect includes:
“an unexpected disruption or breakdown of care arrangements for a dependent”
Do you have to pay them?
You do not have to pay employees for time off for dependents. However you may choose to do so. Check what your contracts of employment say.
More information is available on the direct.gov website.
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June 24, 2011
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Travel & Subsistence
Travel and subsistence can often be an area of confusion as to what can and cant be claimed. There is a lots of case law in this area and the rules are different depending if you are self employed are employed. (more…)
Pensions 2011/12
June 23, 2011
There have been a number of changes made to pensions both by the previous government and now the current one. Pensions are a good way of getting tax relief but there are limits to the amount you can put in and therefore the amount of tax relief you can get. (more…)
