21/02/2017. From 1 October, UK businesses of all sizes, as well as pre-start-ups, will have access to tailored regulatory advice from single points of contact within local authorities, under a version of the primary authority scheme that has been simplified

21/02/2017 Businesses currently approved by HM Revenue & Customs – or planning to seek its approval – to produce, process and hold alcohol are targeted in a consultation published by HMRC as the first step towards the simplification of the

An industrial strategy that will enable the UK to build on its strengths to create a vibrant economy that delivers long term benefits to every part of the country is proposed in a Green Paper published by the Dept for

New guidance will help 8,000 voluntary and charitable organisations, as well as large businesses, comply with new regulations that, from April, will require them to compile a report on gender pay gaps within their organisations and publish it on their

The current protections from redundancy for new and expectant mothers when they return to work after family-related leave are ‘clearly unacceptable’ and will be reviewed ‘in due course’, promises the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in its response