Category: Business

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Management Buyouts: Are you Overlooking Your Employees?

Company acquisitions by a management team or parent group, more commonly referred to as Management Buyouts, have become more commonplace...

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£1,000’s at stake as Businesses chase rates appeals deadline

Businesses across the UK of all different types, are racing to lodge their Business Rates appeals before the 31st of March. New rules...

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30% Blame Poor Management for Work Woes

According to Investors In People (IIP), 30% of people who are thinking of ditching their job are doing so because they’re unhappy with...

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Businesses facing Threats at Windows 2003 Deadline

With the added expense of upgrading, many UK businesses are choosing to continue using Windows Server 2003, despite Microsoft withdrawing...

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Was the Holiday Pay Tribunal Result Bad for Business?

On November the 4th, Employment Appeal Tribunal (pay tribunal)ruled that employees’ overtime earnings should count towards their...

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Sony’s Plight Highlights Business Security Vulnerabilities 

It’s fair to say that 2014 did not end well for Sony. After reporting painful losses in its mobile division over the summer, they...

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Manchester Traffic Disruption boosts car servicing business

Just before the Autumn Statement, the government announced details for an ambitious road building project in the North West. As work...

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How will ‘Shared Parental Leave’ affect your business?

In order to usher in a new era of dual responsibility and flexibility in childcare, the Government’s ‘shared parental leave’ policy...

Energy Audits: An Opportunity for Schools and Businesses?

In September, the government published a final update on energy audits in its’ Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).  Schools...

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Studies Highlight the Cost of Stress for UK Business.

On Wednesday the 5th of November, people across the UK will be observing National Stress Awareness Day. As the event draws nearer,...