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| 11/03/2004 |
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Is your business delivering equal pay for equal work? Martin Crick, legal and technical information manager at Associa Employment Service explains how not to get caught out
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| 11/03/2004 |
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The new Pensions Bill was introduced to the House of Commons last month with the aim of protecting your staff. Graeme Simpson, of solicitors Laytons explains why it means yet more strife
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Are commercial rates tied to the same rates as residential mortgages and are they as flexible as residential mortgages? Can I pay them off early?
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| 02/03/2004 |
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What are commercial mortgages based on? How much can you borrow? What security do you need?
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Is buying a property better than renting? What are the pros and cons of buying a property.
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| 02/03/2004 |
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What is a commercial mortgage? Who needs one? How do you get one? What types are available?
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Our five-point plan helps you get through the commercial mortgage maze.
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Location is everything, does the area get the right footfalls, is it handy for getting your products to market, are the rates reasonable, does the area attract any special grants?
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| 02/03/2004 |
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If you're moving premises then you have to consider the impact on your customers and staff. Will it mean losing your best customers and your most senior members of staff? Make sure you don't move to save money and then lose the company.
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Use our comprehensive checklist to make sure that everything goes smoothly with your move.
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| 02/03/2004 |
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Unless you find a property by accident, then the only way to find a property is through an estate agent. However there's a whole different set of questions that you should ask when it comes to buying a commercial property than when you buy a residential property.
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| 02/03/2004 |
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An alternative to finding an existing property (and sometimes the only solution) is to get your premises built from the ground up. Read on to find out more about buying land and building your own property.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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How healthy is your business? Answer fourteen questions, add up your score and find out where you rate and what you can do to improve.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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There are several different types of insurance available that give you added cover that maybe worth looking at, depending on your type of business.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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If you employ anyone, the law states that you should have Employer’s Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI). (It is also a legal requirement to display the certificate.) This will provide compensation to employees if they are injured at work or suffer from a work-related illness. The insurance will cover any legal costs and any compensation due. By law you must have insurance cover for at least £5 million.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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During a normal inspection visit, an inspector will expect to check that those in charge, eg employers, have arrangements in place for consulting and informing employees or their representatives, eg safety representatives, about health and safety matters. Such arrangements are required by law.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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Employees also have a common law duty of care. This means that they must exercise ‘reasonable skill and care’ in their relationship with both their employer and colleagues.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, every employer has a duty to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees are protected.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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A risk assessment is a legal requirement that will enable you to effectively manage health and safety within your workplace.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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The key to complying with your legal duties for health and safety is carrying out a risk assessment.
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| 16/02/2004 |
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Who do you need to contact and wher can you get the best advice from on Health and Safety issues.
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| 12/02/2004 |
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Changes in the law mean your online marketing cmapaign could be illegal. Christine Read, from the Institue of Dirct Marketing's legal partner Manches, explains how to keep within the law
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| 06/02/2004 |
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Many home and business owners are looking a little peaky after
Thursday's interest rate rise, which accompanied the promise of fresh hikes in
future. But is there real cause for alarm?
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| 30/01/2004 |
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As another computer virus wreaks havoc across the globe, Nick Truman, head of security at BT Openworld, explains how to tighten up your web security
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| 29/01/2004 |
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Geoff Wesbter, of FAST Corporate, services explains why small businesses are over paying for their software
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