The Forum of private business is pleased to see that one of the key issues it raised with the PCA is finally being dealt with. THE RULING The U.K. government has ruled that Marston’s PLC, one of the U.K.’s largest breweries and pub landlords, has been lying to its tenants about the amount of beer […]
Christmas party season is upon us!! The party is a chance for you to reward your employees’ hard work throughout the year and for them to unwind. However, they can also lead to falling-outs, fights and unwanted frolics. The safest way to avoid any unwanted Christmas shenanigans is, of course, to simply not organise any […]
Leaving the EU will impact on many areas of our economy. Importing, exporting and transport, regulations and standards, energy and climate, intellectual property, supplying services to the EU, funding, data use, procurement and employing EU citizens. All our members should by now understand what Brexit means to them. If your business does any of the […]
Many Forum members employ EU citizens in their businesses. With this in mind it is important that you are aware of the EU Settlement Scheme and how it works as you may need to signpost and help some of your employees to go through this process. What is the EU Settlement Scheme? If you are […]
Members of the Forum of Private Business will now be able to better manage their employees’ mental health needs and to provide ongoing advice and support, following their partnership with mental health advocates Mente. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of the Forum, explains: “We have already rolled out Mente’s services […]
We would like to update you with some information we have received from HMRC relating to VAT registration for those businesses making preparations, should the UK leave the EU without a deal. HMRC recognise that it is important to certain UK businesses and their supply chains, that EU businesses are VAT registered in the event […]
Dear Member, As I am sure you all know, the Forum represents our members issues and interests regardless of which political party is in government. We also realise that, like the country, our members were split in their views on withdrawing from or remaining in the EU, so we don’t hold a view either way. […]
Making Business Better Setting up and running a business can be incredibly rewarding but there are also many problems to be faced. Not only are there economic pressures to be handled but there is a huge amount of administration, law and regulation to be understood and implemented. Any shortcomings in a company’s operations may cause serious problems […]