Am I Self-Employed?
IR35 regulations are designed to prevent what is known as disguised employment. Disguised employment occurs when someone works for a company as a contractor through another intermediary company, but, due...
Recruitment and Equality
When recruiting for a job, it is extremely important that you avoid discriminating against applicants unfairly. While this may seem obvious, there are actually some aspects of discrimination which you...
Prevent Discrimination
If you run your own business, you probably already know that you are legally required to avoid and prevent discrimination while doing so. However, exactly what counts as discrimination can...
Reporting Accidents
Accidents which need to be reported Under the RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) regulations, the following occurrences need to be reported if they are the...
Mergers and Acquisitions
Acquiring another company or merging two companies brings into play all kinds of rules and regulations about what is permissible and the processes you must undertake in order to do...
Business Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is an option that you can take if you are personally unable to pay your debts – this could affect you if you are a sole trader or part...
Business Insolvency
If a company is a limited liability partnership, company insolvency would mean one of the following: liquidation administration receivership voluntary arrangement with creditors If the company is an individual, insolvency...
Business Taxes
What taxes do I pay on my business profits? If you are a sole trader or part of a business partnership, then you do not need to pay corporation tax...
Debt Recovery
In a survey by the Forum of Private Business, it was found that an astonishing 88% of businesses had experienced problems with their most important customers paying them on time....
Employee Complaints and Grievances
It’s inevitable that disagreements will arise among employees sometimes, and how you respond to these can make all the difference. Employee complaints are known as “grievances”, and you need to...