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Businesses leave physical security to chance
With the August riots behind us some are still wondering just what they have to do to keep their businesses safe and out of harm's way.Well according to NGS Meridian, some firms just don't pay enough attention to their security and they offer the fol... Opinion
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Compliance costs rising for SMEs
Keeping on the right side of the law and ticking all the compliance boxes is costing small firms a fortune as they seek out legal advice to ensure they are doing the right things. One group representing small firms the Forum of Private Business (FPB... Feature
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The best (and worst) of the web? It's all there on transfer deadline day
It's that time of year again when the (male) population gets an illuminating insight into the positive and destructive effects of the Web: transfer deadline day. All around the country, grown men are glued to their PC screens, returning to their favo... Opinion
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Can unified comms save your marriage? Maybe, maybe not
At first glance, I have to admit there's something very worrying in research from Avaya that shows a tenth of decision makers in British and German SMEs blaming overwork for the break-up of their marriages. The research also found a further 27% suffe... Opinion
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New Agency Worker Regulations give temps more power
With the introduction of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 just over a month away, the Government has now published the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2011 which makes a few changes to the rulebook. For those a little hazy on the subject... Opinion
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Is a PSG spin off the best route to HP's post-PC future?
This morning when I went into the garage to let my dog out, my nostrils were assaulted by a terrible smell. My dog wasn't to blame, however, the culprit being another dog who has been on an extended sleepover at our house for the last few days (you k... Opinion
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Quitting the premises? Don't leave the builders behind
Apart from employees, the second largest fixed cost businesses tend to face relates to their premises. That's why it's all the more important that businesses understand and abide by break clauses that give them a valuable 'get-out' on their leased pr... Opinion
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Proceeds of crime? Not.
What should employers do with staff on remand pending criminal proceedings? The employee can't work - should they be paid? Well in the case of Burns v Santander UK plc, the Employment Appeals Tribunal said that the lower Tribunal was right to thr... Opinion
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Reasonable Excuses?
There is a general understanding that there is no excuse for ignorance of the law. HMRC know this. However, is there such a thing as a 'reasonable excuse' when appealing late payment (of tax) and filing penalties which are prescribed by the law? ... Opinion
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Apple has to prepare for a future without Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has got a lot of things right in his time at Apple (and a couple of things wrong) but it's measure of how successful he - and his company - has become, especially since his return in 1996 which brought Apple back from the dead, that the an... Opinion