Last week current Employment Minister Ed Davey announced that as of January next year any cases of employers found to be in breach of the current national minimum wage laws will be publicised.
Business News
Government Urged to Name and Shame Firms That Flout Travel and Subsistence Rules
Posted on 26th October 2010 by Andy
Tax Gap has Reached £42bn, says HMRC
Posted on 25th October 2010 by AndyUncollected tax for the last financial year has risen to an estimated £42bn according to HMRC. This is £2bn more than early estimates suggested which means HMRC failed to bring in 9% of potential taxes.
GLA Importance- Morecambe Bay Skull Discovery Serves as Grim Reminder
Posted on 21st October 2010 by AndyA Skull discovered at Morecambe Bay during the summer this year has been confirmed as one of the 23 Chinese cockle-pickers who drowned there in 2004. The 23 cocklers were swept out to sea as they harvested cockles against a rising tide at Morecambe Bay
‘We owe you a refund of £24,000′- Fresh Controversy from HMRC
Posted on 19th October 2010 by AndyIt has emerged that the HMRC computer system was telling people they were owed five-figure tax refunds. The error was initially spotted by chartered accountants Blick Rothenberg when they spotted a note on the self-assessment account of one of its clients which said a refund was due.
GLA Clampdown Continues
Posted on 14th October 2010 by AndyFollowing recent investigations carried out by the GLA, working collaboratively with local police forces, a further two arrest have been made.
Government consider re-introducing Tax breaks for married couples
Posted on 11th October 2010 by AndyDavid Cameron has put tax breaks for married couples back on the coalition government’s agenda as he and Chancellor George Osborne attempt to reduce the fallout over the recent plans to cut middle class child benefit payments.
The BBC quotes Mr. Cameron as saying that he has “always supported the idea of supporting marriage through the [ Read more ]
GLA announces Second Arrest in West Midlands
Posted on 8th October 2010 by AndyA Wolverhampton man was arrested last week, following an investigation conducted by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority into the unlicensed supply of workers in the herb industry. The arrest followed a joint GLA operation involving the West Midlands Police, Gloucester Police and the UK Border Agency. It is the second arrest to be made in relation [ Read more ]
Businesses in the North struggling for finance
Posted on 30th September 2010 by LouiseResearch carried out by the Mackman Group on behalf of Leoni Sceti Group, shows that businesses in the North are more likely to be refused financial help from banks than companies in the South.
HMRC consider a centralised PAYE system
Posted on 29th September 2010 by KarlA discussion paper released 23 September 2010 suggests that the Pay As You Earn tax system could be centralised to collect taxpayer’s earnings.
New directive could delay payments for contractors
Posted on 29th September 2010 by JasonA new EU directive could result in late payments for contractors and small businesses, according to the Forum of Private Business.
