Minimum Wage

November 24, 2009

I would like to thank Hilary Rose of Hilary Rose Personnel for this information about the minimum wage. Hilary’s details are at the end of the post
We are coming to that time of the year again when employers have to look at their wage structure to make sure it is compliant with the Minimum wage.  [...]

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Terms and conditions

November 16, 2009

Many times over the years business people have come to see me with contract or debt problems. One of the first questions I ask is “What do your terms of business say about this situation?” More often than not the answer is we haven’t got any terms and conditions.
So, we have to look at the [...]

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2 MINUTE CASH FLOW WORKOUT

November 12, 2009

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Cash is VERY close to my heart so I was very grateful to Mark Haywood for this post about looking after it.  He looks after our cash for us. His details are at the end of the post.
Do you sometimes feel that your business finances need a workout? Are you always short of cash or [...]

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What does yours say about you?

November 9, 2009

Every Monday I receive an email from Peter Thomson, author and creator. Peter writes good stuff in a very entertaining way so I thought I would share this one with you. After all it is Monday morning.
“What Does Yours Say About You?”
Hello Gwyneth
It was about 2:30 pm on Friday when I noticed the incoming of another [...]

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Late payment of your invoices – What to do about it.

November 6, 2009

In business it is very easy to be someone else’s Banker!
You have done the work, you have sent your invoice, and you are STILL waiting to be paid!
I’s now 30, 60, 90 days later… and to make it worse; you are using  your resources in chasing payment!
Legislation is there to help and it is very [...]

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POOR PERFORMANCE. COULD IT BE STRESS

November 4, 2009

I would like to thank Hilary Rose of Hilary Rose Personnel Ltd for this post on workplace stress, what it is and how to identify itÂ
All employers must conduct risk assessments under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. This should now include assessing risks to mental health and well-being from stress [...]

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What happens if… your residential tenant stays on after the end of their fixed term?

November 2, 2009

I am sometimes told by  Landlords  that their tenant has no right to stay on in the rented property after the end of the agreed fixed period, say 6 months. But this is wrong.
Tenants can leave without penalty at the end of a fixed term. They don’t even have to give the landlord any warning that [...]

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ACAS – New employment code

October 30, 2009

It is almost 6 months since the a new ACAS Code on discipline and grievance was issued. There was a lot of information about it at the time but 6 months is a long time in business. So I thought it would be useful to give you a litle refresher. So here it is.
The old procedures [...]

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Sale and rent back – New regulation

October 20, 2009

I have read this Article in BBC news on Line about the regulation and FSA control of those Companies whose business is the purchase of residential property and then leasing those properties back to the original owners who stay in occupation as tenants.
Regulation for sale and rent-back
About 50,000 homes have already been sold in sale [...]

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Have you ever?

October 16, 2009

Hi there
I wonder if you have ever………..?
Well – first let me tell you about what happened at 9.30 last Tuesday morning.
I received an urgent call from a business man, Dante. As they say in the films all names have been changed to protect the innocent. He was at his wits end. Seriously worrying. [...]

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