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Small businesses must balance the cost of changing all their prices with the cost of absorbing the VAT increase when the rate reverts to 17.5% at the beginning of 2010, a legal expert has warned.
Research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash indicates that fewer employers are implementing a recruitment freeze as the economy improves but many are still cautious about increasing pay.
Employers should exercise caution when using social networking websites to vet potential employees because it could leave them open to discrimination claims, the Law Society has warned.
The Government has confirmed it will implement the Agency Workers Directive in 2011, which was announced in the Queen's speech last week.
Businesses trading abroad could be caught out by possible new UK bribery laws, a legal expert has warned.
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Welcome to the Enterprise Forum and thanks for joining us online.
Please feel free to start new discussions or join existing debates. You might like to start by looking in the Introductions forum and maybe create an offer for members. There's also a feedback section if you've ideas on how we can improve the forum.
Why not publish a photo of yourself when you have a chance, other members do appreciate it.
Charlotte
Hi we’ve not before my name is Uel, having recently joined myself its great to welcome new member to the Business Forum for the enterprise agency, good luck with your business and this forum. You will find many friendly members who can support you across the North east.
No, I’m not trying to sell to you but if you are interested feel free to look around my site and if I can help with anything ‘Business 2 Business’ or you want to hook up for a Coffee and have a sound off about anything give me a shout.
Hope to see you at some of the upcoming networking events,
All the best
Uel