As part of its on-going overhaul of employment legislation, the Government has changed the law in relation to third party harassment. What it means is that from 1 October 2013, an employer can no longer be automatically liable for harassment…

Recently there have been a number of changes made to employment law which will have a significant effect on both  employers and employees, and all of these changes affect dismissals which occur after 29 July 2013. Read more here http://www.birkettlong.co.uk/site/library/legalnews/employment_law_changes_good_news.html?

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, we have been working with inmates at HMP Highpoint, and so we have a vested interest in this area. It does pose some interesting questions and you must make sure you don’t…

From 1 April 2013 the current small claims limit of £5,000 has been increased to £10,000. Cases dealt on the small claims track are dealt with under much simpler court rules: Easier preparation and presentation of documentary evidence. Shorter and less formal…

HMRC have announced 4 new taskforces that will investigate tax evasion in specific commercial and geographical sectors. The taskforces bring together various compliance and enforcement teams for what they term “intensive bursts of targeted activity”. The investigations will focus on…

That’s the key question when looking to replace an existing company vehicle or purchase a new one for the first time. The market has seen dramatic change over the last few years with changes to the tax costs of having…

Accountingweb has published a very useful guide to finding sources of business funding that is not from banks. http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/clifton.pdf  

Currently the Start-up Loan Scheme is limited to those aged between 18 and 30. However, as a delivery partner, we are part of a team that has been selected to run a pilot scheme whereby anyone wishing to start a…

This is a formal process available only to solvent companies. The end result is that they cease to exist and any surplus net assets are distributed to shareholders. Find out more here. http://www.cvdfk.com/documents/22340_CVDFK_BRD_MVL_Factsheet_v3.pdf  

Please be aware that a growing number of companies have recently been sent a rogue email from “Companies House” containing a zip file to be downloaded which is bogus and is a VIRUS! If you think you are being sent an illegitimate…