Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a consultation on zero-hours contracts in a bid to make plans to help identify and close loopholes in them, such as the use of exclusivity clauses, where ‘rogue’ employers offer a guarantee of just one hour of work.
Walled in by neighbours
It’s one thing to argue with neighbours from time to time over access to a shared driveway but quite another to wall them into their own home after a 10-year planning battle escalates into open warfare.
Consultation on domestic abuse offence
The Government has launched a consultation on whether the current domestic abuse offence could be strengthened by covering emotional as well as physical harm, by explicitly stating that it covers coercive behaviour.
Intellectual property loss a problem for businesses
Malware, theft of mobile devices and network intrusion were cited as the reasons for loss of intellectual property by 21 per cent of manufacturers within the past year, according to a recent survey.
HMRC proposing new criminal offence
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a consultation on making the failure to declare taxable income and gains arising offshore a criminal offence, as part of the department’s No Safe Havens strategy, which forms part of the Government’s crackdown on tax evasion.