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| 14/10/2003 |
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Many businesses have been left holding the baby following April’s changes to maternity leave laws. Mark Thompson, an expert on employment law for small businesses at Associa Employment Service explains how firms can manage these new challenges.
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| 16/12/2002 |
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Celebrating the festive season is an enjoyable way of bonding with
colleagues after the long hard slog since the summer, but some people find it
difficult to cope with all the excitement and alcohol. Business Europe
investigates the pitfalls of the office party.
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| 16/09/2002 |
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This is the last in a series of five features that has looked at
stages in the employment cycle from advertising a vacancy through to employee
induction and leaving employment.
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| 09/11/2001 |
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Family-run firms account for nearly three-quarters of all companies,
but very few of them evolve into legendary business dynasties such as Cadbury's
or Sainsbury's. Business Europe explores the pros and cons of filling the
boardroom with relatives.
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| 19/10/2001 |
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Businesses could be forced to retain records of e-mails and internet
usage for 12 months under new anti-terrorist legislation, announced by the Home
Office on Tuesday.
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| 02/08/2001 |
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Although code red turned out to be a paper tiger, business should not turn a blind eye to the very real threat of cyber sabotage.
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| 02/08/2001 |
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Although the much-hyped 'Code Red' computer virus turned out to be a
paper tiger, business should not turn a blind eye to the very real threat of
cyber sabotage.
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| 19/07/2001 |
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Succeeding in business requires building up a reliable brand, while
at the same time making sure that trade secrets don't fall into the hands of
competitors. It's a delicate balancing act that is only too easy for
disgruntled employees to disrupt.
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| 22/06/2001 |
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Valuations calculate a building's worth and are vital if you are buying premises
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| 02/03/2001 |
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Health and safety legislation covering accidents at work is to be
applied for the first time to road accidents caused by stressed, distracted and
exhausted drivers.
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| 28/02/2001 |
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E-business is going to power economic activity in the future, it's
the new industrial revolution, and we want to make sure that the UK leads the
way, writes Small Business Minister, Patricia Hewitt, in an exclusive article
for Business Europe.
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| 27/02/2001 |
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With less than a year to go before euro notes and coins replace the
franc, far too many small businesses have still done absolutely nothing to
prepare for the arrival of the single currency, the French government is
warning.
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| 16/02/2001 |
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A mini-furore broke out last week over fears that the government
intends to abolish the compulsory retirement age altogether under wider
proposals to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace. Business Europe takes
a closer look.
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| 09/02/2001 |
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The recent announcement from AOL and Freeserve that they may take BT
to court for discriminating against their broadband internet subscribers is
just the latest twist in a bitter dogfight which has done nothing but delay the
advent of high-speed internet access. Business Europe investigates.
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| 01/02/2001 |
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Small businesses are unimpressed by a new European Union regulation
on the harmonisation of accountancy standards, touted as a means of improving
SMEs' access to international capital markets.
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| 29/01/2001 |
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Just five years ago, there were only 19 million internet-users
worldwide. Today, there are 200 million and, according to leading IT analysts
International Data Corporation, this will swell to a billion, or every sixth
person on the planet, by 2005.
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| 26/01/2001 |
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When Justine Chilton was setting up her corporate event management
company in 1996, she decided to take an NVQ in business planning - just to be
sure she was doing everything right. This turned out to a good decision,
because the course led to her first award, and to a business that now has a
turnover of £220,000, despite having only two employees.
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| 23/01/2001 |
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With the 2000 Human Rights Act now in force, and the maximum award
for unfair dismissal due to rise to £51,700 next week, the recent surge
in the number applications for employment tribunals shows no signs of slowing
down.
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| 18/01/2001 |
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) this week marked the 25th
anniversary of the Sexual Discrimination Act with a new advertising campaign
designed to narrow the gender pay gap by changing public perception of what
constitutes a healthy balance between work and private life.
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| 11/01/2001 |
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Although the government's controversial 'corporate killing' bill has
yet to be passed, safety experts are urging SMEs to take health and safety
regulations seriously, and implement them before it's too late.
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| 09/01/2001 |
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One unforeseen consequence of the impending introduction of
stakeholder pensions is that many SMEs are opting instead to set up alternative
schemes which have the added advantage of offering financial incentives to
employees.
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| 07/01/2001 |
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Draft regulations included in the Data Protection Act's code of
practice on drug testing could restrict companies from checking employees for
illegal substances in the future. Business Europe investigates.
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| 05/01/2001 |
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The euro's recent rally against the dollar plus the positive economic
signals coming out of the eurozone have reignited the row over whether or not
Britain should join the euro.
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| 29/12/2000 |
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If European governments really want to develop a thriving small
business sector within the Union they must try to encourage more women to set
up their own firms.
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| 19/12/2000 |
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The small business communities in the UK's three newest cities were
this morning anticipating good times ahead.
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