It has been confirmed that statutory redundancy pay will rise from the April and will apply to all dismissals where the effective date of termination is on or after the 6th April 2018. These new rates will also apply to any calculations being made to the costs of any future redundancies. Where the dismissal falls […]
All posts by Georgina Hodge, Forum of Private Business
Start getting involved in Small Business Saturday today!
Author: 15th March 2018Small Business Saturday reaches millions of customers and businesses each year – you can get involved now! Another year making a Big Difference Small Business Saturday is back on the 1st December and this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever before! Small firms and micro-businesses from all over the UK can […]
Important automatic enrolment messages for March 2018
Author: 7th March 2018Messages for new employers and start-up businesses Thinking of employing your first member of staff? Make sure you know your automatic enrolment duties. It’s the law. As a new employer, you’ll have a number of things you’ll need to think about – such as deciding how much to pay, drawing up a contract of employment, […]
The affect on SME’s by Brexit
Author: 26th January 2018With Brexit looming closer, will it be the small UK businesses who will be worst affected? The UK is scheduled to leave the EU at 11 pm on Friday 29th March 2019 following a referendum vote on 23rd June 2016 when the majority of voters decided in favour of Brexit. What does Brexit mean for […]
#ForumHour on Health and wellbeing in business
Author: 22nd January 2018Health and well-being in business and stress in the workplace Health and well-being in business and workplace stress are currently very topical and this twitter chat was aimed at supporting the launch of our new Health and Safety guide in April. The H&S guide supports our members with managing health and safety requirements in their business. […]
Automatic enrolment messages for employers – November 2017
Author: 13th November 2017Are you planning to take on your first member of staff? Make sure you know what you need to do about their pension. It’s the law. If you are thinking of taking on your first member of staff then, as an employer, you’ll have a number of responsibilities. As well as deciding what to pay […]
Our new guide will help your business get ready for GDPR
Author: 8th November 2017Make sure your business is ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is replacing the Data Protection Act 1998 from 25th May 2018. Reading the brand new GDPR guide from the Forum will help your business prepare for the changes. New data protection laws are being introduced in order to protect the personal […]
How the new digital tax returns will make life easier for business
Author: 25th September 2017Do you dread the annual tax return and fear the process of having to make sense of receipts and invoices filed away many months before? The new digital way of managing your tax returns could be the answer. Millions of businesses have already jumped on the back of the digital age through marketing, selling and […]