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Certainty Needed in Stage Payments
5 Aug 2008
Construction contracts usually provide for payments to be made in stages, with the amount payable being based on the amount of work certified as complete at the appropriate time.
New Powers for ICO for Data Breaches
1 Aug 2008
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been given the power to impose substantial fines on organisations that deliberately or recklessly commit serious breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA).
Company Deeds get Simpler
31 Jul 2008
Companies can now execute documents under deed without having to have the document signed by two officers (directors or the company secretary) or affixing the company’s seal.
Tips - Government to Review Law
28 Jul 2008
Currently, restaurants operate a wide variety of practices when it comes to dealing with tips and the Government does not regulate as to how they should be managed.
Better Tax Clearance Procedures
22 Jul 2008
A tax clearance is a procedure by which a taxpayer considering making a transaction, obtains the agreement of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the tax effects of the transaction are what the taxpayer believes them to be.
Thwaites Defeats 'Speculation'
21 Jul 2008
Blackburn-based brewery Thwaites, which owns 400 pubs, has won a victory which will bring cheer to licensees, after the Court ruled that a decision by magistrates to cut the opening hours of its Saughall Hotel in Saughall Massie on Merseyside was not based on evidence.
Making Your Site Safe - Requirements
16 Jul 2008
Clients in the building trade should be reminded that the person responsible for the management of a building site is required, if the construction phase involves more than 30 calendar days or 500 person-days of work, to appoint a Construction Design and Management (CDM) coordinator, who must appoint a principal contractor for the project.
HSC and HSE Merger
15 Jul 2008
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have merged to form a single national regulatory body.
New Rights for Agency Workers
14 Jul 2008
In recent years there have been several failed attempts by the European Union Council of Ministers to agree on proposals to improve the employment rights of agency workers.
Consultation on Training
11 Jul 2008
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has launched a consultation exercise on a proposed new law, whereby employees will have the right to request time off work to complete relevant training.
