The 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia starts in Moscow on Thursday 14th June and finishes on 15 July, providing a month of football excitement for many people across the UK. The World Cup is a major sporting event and many employees will want to support their favourite team and enjoy watching the live matches. […]
All posts by Georgina Hodge, Forum of Private Business
The Forum is all set for the Business Show
Author: 14th May 2018The Forum is all set and ready for the Business Show this week on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th May at the ExCel in London. The Business Show 2018 is the UK’s largest exhibition and the Forum team is very much looking forward to meeting current members, visitors and exhibitors alike. There are some […]
Redundancy pay to rise again
Author: 28th March 2018It 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 […]
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 […]