As businesses are re-opening their doors this week, we carried out a survey with our members to get their feedback around the covid vaccine and find out if they were implementing a ‘No Jab, No Job’ policy within their businesses. Whilst a third recognise that having a jab is necessary to maintain an appropriate level […]
All posts by Joanne Thornber, Forum of Private Business
The Latest Budget and government actions during the Pandemic
Author: 4th March 2021I started this blog with the intention of reviewing the latest budget, which was presented yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are hoping that most of the existing lockdown measures will be eased by June 21st. The budget contained some measures which […]
A summary of the Spring Budget 2021
Author:Your Personal finances The personal allowance and income tax thresholds for basic and higher-rate taxpayers will rise in April and then be frozen until 2026 – increasing their tax as earnings rise. Income tax rates and thresholds are set in a different way in Scotland and Wales. The inheritance tax nil rate band, the capital […]
Fitness for work
Author: 11th February 2021A guest blog from our Health and Safety partner MD Safety Management. It is known that both drugs and alcohol misuse affects certain brain functions leading to lack of judgement, self-control and co-ordination and also a loss of inhibition. All these factors can be a contributory cause of accidents in the […]
As global risks grow, how can I protect my business?
Author: 11th March 2020Our partners at the Buying Support Agency (BSA) have written a blog about protecting your business in this current climate. Sometimes it feels like the world has recently gone mad – Brexit, Trump, freak weather, global warming and now the Corona Virus coupled with talk of a global recession. Though you will never be able to […]
MEETING UPDATE – RURAL SERVICES NETWORK MEETING
Author: 4th February 2020Event: Rural Services Network Meeting Date: 27/01/20 Venue: Local government association London Issue/campaign: Protect your Pub, Rural Issues Attendees: Members of the Rural Services Network, Graham Biggs, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network and SPARSE Agenda/content: I presented the case for the Protect your pub campaign and the threat offered by the big pub companies to […]
MEETING UPDATE – ACRA CONFERENCE
Author: 21st January 2020Event: ACRA Conference Date: 15/01/20 Venue: Hilton Doubletree , 92 Southampton row Issue/campaign: ACRA members, compliance issues Attendees: ACRA members, Company registration agents, Helen Noonan HMRC, Louise Smyth Register of companies, Steven Webster BEIS Agenda/content: 1. Money Laundering and compliance issues for ACRA and company registration agents 2. BEIS head of transparency new regulations for […]
MEETING UPDATE – HSE exploring Business to business health and safety blue tape
Author:Event: HSE exploring Business to business health and safety blue tape Date: 15th January 2020 Venue: Charlotte Room, 25 Savile Row W1S 2ER; Issue/campaign: Health and Safety Issues, compliance Costs Attendees: Agenda/content: What do we all need to do better/differently to ensure that businesses get tailored and proportionate advice? What are the key messages that […]