Current Issues

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Tycoon’s divorce battle a warning to small business owners
[April 6, 2006] A leading law firm is warning small business owners to be alert to the implications of marital breakdown as yet another high profile settlement battle highlights the damage divorce can wreak on businesses.

Growing problems with employment law hit small firms
[April 3, 2006] New figures from the FSB show that employers are finding it increasingly hard to deal with employment legislation.

British Businesses could lose Intellectual Property Rights
[June 21, 2005] More than 70% of British businesses risk losing their intellectual property rights when signing deals with other businesses, according to a new survey from the Patent Office.

Many small businesses may be breaching Data Protection Act
[June 7, 2005] Web hosting provider Hostway UK has released results of its recent report that shows over 50 percent of UK SMEs could be in danger of breeching the 1998 Data Protection Act.

Police launce new initiative to combat corporate identity theft
[May 16, 2005] The Metropolitan Police Service has launched a major new initiative to advise businesses how they can take simple preventative measures to minimise the risk of their company's identity being hijacked

Dangers of "Out of Office" automated emails
[April 5, 2005] Some of the dangers involved in using an "away from office" automated email response. How cyber-criminals can abuse such responses

'Think small first' Company Law Reform long overdue
[March 22, 2005] The Forum of Private Business (FPB) says small firms will breathe a heavy sigh of relief now the Government has finally published the draft Company Law Reform Bill, which commits to ‘think small first.’

Small business survey reveals employment law minefield
[March 9, 2005] A leading business pressure group is demanding urgent Government action after a major quarterly survey of 12,000 SMEs revealed that taxation and employment regulations are the main barriers to growth in the sector. Includes main survey results.

Small Business Tools - Tax Alerts, Statement of Employment released
[March 8, 2005] Businesslink, the government website that provides small business advice, has launched three new tools - tax key date alerts, create a written statement of employment, and regulation updates.

FSB warns small businesses to read the small print
[August 13, 2004] Always read the small print warns the FSB, as firms report the return of a Spanish company closed down for deceitful advertising.

Small businesses fall foul of safety laws
[August 4, 2004] New research shows that three in ten small business bosses do not comply fully with the Health and Safety at Work Act, despite being obliged to do so by law.

Agency Workers Directive could lead to job losses, warns CBI
[August 3, 2004] Companies are increasingly concerned that implementation of the draft directive could cause "irreparable damage" to the UK temping market, triggering a huge cut in job opportunities.

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