Following an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading, a number of online retailers have been warned that they must change their websites before Christmas to comply with consumer protection law.
Read morePatent Box Tax Warnings
Speakers at the London Patents Summit warned the conference about some of the dangers of the Patent Box, which is a new tax cuts scheme for patents starting next year aimed at encouraging innovative high-tech companies to locate in the…
Read moreSFO Crack Down On Bribery
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has published new rules this week saying that it will prosecute under the Bribery Act 2010 based solely on the law rather than according to its previous guidance, which it removed from its website recently.
Read moreHomeowners Given New Rights To Defend Their Property
Speaking at the Conservative party conference yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised homeowners greater rights to defend their property if burgled.
Read moreBusiness Owners Interested In Staff Share Plans
A plan unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne at the Tory party conference to allow firms to offer staff between £2,000 and £50,000 of tax-free shares in exchange for giving up employee rights on dismissals, maternity leave and working hours has…
Read moreVictims of Crime
The Government is currently studying plans to slash compensation for people injured by criminals, as ministers want to cut £50m from the £200m awarded annually by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS).
Read moreBribery Act Doing Its Job?
Just over a year after the introduction of the Bribery Act 2010, a study has found that 40 per cent of executives and managers across the business spectrum agreed that present conditions would encourage companies to cut orders in complying…
Read moreIntellectual Property Infringements On The Rise
According to the latest European Commission’s annual report on Customs’ efforts to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR), EU Customs officials detained almost 115 million products suspected of violating IPR last year, as opposed to only 103 million in 2010. The…
Read moreNew HSE Fees Scheme
As of Monday this week (October 1st 2012), a new system came into effect from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), called the Fee for Intervention cost recovery scheme (FFI).
Read moreAre Agency Workers Regulations To Blame For Decrease In Temps?
According to research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) are not to blame for the reduction in the use of temporary staff since the AWR came into force this time last year.
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