Yes you can. The Equality Act 2010 contains provisions concerning lawful “positive action”, which are designed to apply where persons who share a protected characteristic suffer a disadvantage, for example disabled employees, have particular needs or are disproportionately under-represented. An…

From 26th May, employers who don’t pay workers at least the National Minimum Wage face a fine of up to £20,000 per worker. This is a development of previous fines which used to relate to a group of workers. This…

UK challenger banks are strengthening their balance sheets and rapidly increasing their lending while traditional banks reduce the size of their operations as a result of regulation, according to a KPMG report. The report analysed the results of Virgin Money,…

The Government plans to bring in a new bill called the Enterprise Bill which will be designed to create jobs and make the UK an attractive place to start-up a business. A mechanism to resolve disputes between small and large…

This new law is set to come into force on 1 October 2015 and it represents the most significant change in consumer protection legislation for many years. The changes apply to business-to-consumer dealings only and do not impact on purely…

Many companies now have a drink / drugs policy and will regularly test employees, especially if they drive members of the public or dangerous machinery. An employer will view the failure of the test by a member of staff to…

With the aim of encouraging youth employment and boosting economic development, changes to National Insurance Contributions have been announced by the Government. Companies no longer have to pay employer National Insurance Contributions due on earnings up to the upper earnings…

Employers need to be constantly aware of the breadth of protection afforded by discrimination legislation, and need to have a good grasp of the legal protection that exists for people who hold philosophical beliefs.  The Equality Act 2010 offers protection…

The new legislation is now in place and has been was designed to help entrepreneurs looking to establish new and growing businesses. It paves the way for businesses to get improved access to finance and puts an end to zero…

In the last in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, Hassle.com co-founder + CEO, Alex Depledge focuses on the idea that “anyone can do it” when it comes to pitching to investors, despite the fact that no one…