Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced that it has teamed up with the Forum of Private Business to provide its business customers with access to the Forum’s wealth of bespoke resources. The collaboration will allow the bank’s fast-growing number of business banking customers access to the Forum’s advice service, equipping them […]
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Forum of Private Business calls on the Chancellor for clarity, support and encouragement for small businesses
Author: 12th March 2018The Forum of Private Business is asking the Chancellor to give some clarity, support and encouragement to the small and micro business sector in his Spring update. Ian Cass, Managing Director of the Forum comments, “Trading is very tough at the moment. Many small businesses are operating on increasingly smaller margins and in those circumstances […]
Sexual Harassment
Author: 11th January 2018New advice for employers and employees that outlines what kind of workplace behaviours could be considered as sexual harassment and how to report it. Sexual harassment is defined as “unwanted conduct of a sexual nature”. It has the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a worker, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, […]
60% of Brits want work emails banned whilst on holiday
Author: 4th January 20182017 is over and now 2018 begins. How many of us ‘switched off’ during our break and how many of us checked work emails before returning back to work on the 2nd January 2018? Oliverstravels.com have looked at a typical British worker and found that 50% of us try to switch off on holiday 56% […]
House of Commons Recess Dates 2017 – 2018
Author: 5th December 2017For information only as the exact dates of the recesses can change and can also be different for the two houses. State Opening: 21 June 2017 Recess Summer Conference November Christmas February Easter May Whitsun House Rises 20th July 2017 14th September 2017 7th November 2017 8th February 2018 29th March 2018 30th May 2018 […]
Budget 2017 Response for Our Members
Author: 22nd November 2017The Forum of Private Business is voicing disappointment at the Chancellor’s lack of support for small businesses in today’s Budget. Having campaigned for a greater understanding by Government of the value of the SME sector, lobbied for relief for high street businesses from draconian business rates, and having pushed for greater incentivisation for investors […]
You are Covered with our Legal Costs
Author: 9th November 2017Did you know that with a Forum membership your legal costs for an employment tribunal are guaranteed to be covered as long as you follow our advice? The average award for unfair dismissal was £13,851, up by about £1,500 on the previous year. Even if you have followed correct procedure, this is not a failsafe […]
Guide to GDPR
Author: 2nd November 2017Prepare your business for the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that are replacing the Data Protection Act of 1998 from 25th May 2018. The new EU General Data Protection Regulation is the most important change in data privacy regulation for 20 years. The new regulations are vast and how they are to be implemented […]
