08/05/2009

It has been highlighted the need for businesses to ensure that their advertising is accurate, or face some potentially expensive consequences.

This warning follows a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that a poster by online retailer and auction website eBay was misleading in making the claim that it was “25% cheaper than the high street on brand new items”...
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27/04/2009

While many of the headlines generated by Chancellor Darling’s Budget of 22 April have focused on its bleak economic background, cuts in public spending and the new 50% rate of income tax for the highest earners...
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15/04/2009

Responding to the news that some 25% of all British manufacturing companies have already reacted to the recession by cutting the hours worked by their staff, a local solicitor believes that employers need to understand the full implications of proposing a pay cut...
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15/04/2009

Sweeping changes to employment law, introduced on 6th April 2009, have changed the way workplace grievance and disciplinary disputes are handled and it is vital that employers understand the implications of the new Code of Practice or face the potential of more costly Tribunal awards...
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15/04/2009

People hoping to sell a home need to understand recent changes to the law surrounding Home Information Packs (HIPs) if they wish to avoid unnecessary delays.

Three key changes to HIPs were introduced on the 6th April 2009 which has implications for anyone looking to put their home on the market...
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