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"Crickhowell conundrum" becomes more imminent for small employers according to new research
Employers are increasingly being confronted by the "Crickhowell Conundrum" the choice between competing on a level playing field with large corporations or supporting the communities in which they live by shouldering a level of business taxation that is widely considered too high. "At...
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UK years away from making quarterly tax returns viable– warns small business lobby group
Ian Cass, Managing Director of the Forum of Private Business believes that the UK is years away from being able to cope with quarterly tax returns from all 5.4 million businesses in the UK as opposed to the 2.35 million that are on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). The Forum has estimated...
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Forum comments on this year’s highs and lows and the outlook for 2016
Commenting on the highs and lows for small businesses in 2015, Ian Cass, Managing Director at the Forum of Private Business, said: “On the positive side, the UK economy has continued to grow at levels above those of most of our international competitors and growth is likely to continue in 2016....
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Forum to remove Diageo from the "Hall of Shame"
The Forum of Private Business, a leading watchdog on poor payment practices for over a decade, has taken the decision to remove Diageo from the Hall of Shame. The Forum feels that the company has taken sufficient steps to improve their payment terms since they were inducted into the Hall of Shame in...
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The Forum urges festive fun as long as employers have taken precautions!
Already a small number of members have called in as a result of arguments that have happened at the Christmas Party and so the Forum of Private Business is reminding business owners and employees to be aware of the seasonal dangers that could potentially leave then with a nasty financial hangover long...
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Initial response from the Forum of Private Business to the Autumn Statement
Ian Cass, Managing Director of the national small employer organisation The Forum of Private Business, has responded to today’s Autumn Statement from the Chancellor, George Osborne: “The Forum was pleasantly surprised by the budget. There were a number of positive aspects of the budget, most...
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Forum's detailed response to the Autumn Statement
Ian Cass, Managing Director of the national small employer organisation The Forum of Private Business, has responded to today’s Autumn Statement from the Chancellor, George Osborne: “The Forum was pleasantly surprised by the budget. “Overall the Forum asked for a focus on Simplicity, Consistency...
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Forum sets out their members hopes from the Autumn Statement
The Forum of Private Business (FPB), the small business support and lobby group, has called on the chancellor to focus on three core themes in his autumn statement; simplicity, consistency and productivity. Simplicity Tax simplification is sorely needed and, long term, Forum members would like a...
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Forum counsels Chancellor against bringing forward Living Wage timetable in the Autumn Statement
The Forum of Private Business (FPB), the small business support and lobby group, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to seek assurances that there will be no unexpected acceleration of the living wage timetable. Feedback from Forum members indicates that the impact of increasing the minimum...
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Probably not the best payer in the World – Carlsberg enters Hall of Shame again!
Carlsberg have been entered into the Forums’ hall of shame of a record third term after giving their supplier just 14 days to adjust to new payment terms, which were the end of the month plus 93 days. In an email sent to suppliers in July, Bengt Erlandsson, Senior Vice President Group Procurement...