As of 2014, inventors will be able to apply for one patent in 25 member states across Europe instead of registering their invention in each country individually, after years of wrangling over where the adjudicating court will be based.
Read moreWilliam Hague To Launch “EU Law Audit”
Amid renewed calls for a referendum on staying n the European Union, Foreign Secretary William Hague is hoping to launch a review, or “EU law audit” later this year of how legislation from Brussels affects UK businesses.
Read moreReport Finds Red Tape Has Been Cut But Is Still A Barrier To Growth
According to an independent annual report called Business Perceptions of Regulation published by the National Audit Office and BIS, the burden of regulation on employers is beginning to lift, with fewer firms citing regulation as an obstacle this year compared…
Read moreTribunal Figures Have Fallen
According to figures released yesterday by the Ministry of Justice, employment tribunal claims fell by 15 per cent between April 2011 and March 2012 in comparison to the previous year.
Read moreGovernment To Bring Forward Wage Subsidy
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced at the CBI Action for Jobs Summit in London yesterday that the £2,275 incentive to firms who employ workers aged between 18 and 24 will kick in after six months, as opposed to nine…
Read moreOfcom Cracks Down On Illegal Downloads
New controls on Internet privacy were outlined yesterday by the broadcasting regulator Ofcom under the Digital Economy Act 2010, which will require large internet services providers (ISPs) to send warning letters to people suspected of illegal downloads of copyright material.
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