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Minimum Wage Rises effective 1 October 2010

- 31 August 2010

A reminder that the new National Minimum Wage rates, which come into effect on 1 October 2010, will be: £5.93 (£5.80) per hour for workers aged 21* and over; £4.92 (£4.83) per hour for 18-20 year olds; and £3.64 (£3.57) per hour for 16-17 year olds. *This...

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Government 'stubs out' smoking ban review

- 01 July 2010

The Government has announced that the planned review of the smoking ban has been scrapped with The Department of Health confirming in a statement that "There are no plans to review the smoking ban at the present time." The ban which has its third anniversary today had been due to be reviewed if Labour...

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A new EU directive - oh dear!

- 29 June 2010

Rumours have reached us that under new draft legislation, to come into force as early as next year, Europe will outlaw the sale of groceries by number. Gone will be a dozen eggs; 12 rashers of bacon; 6 bread rolls - as a description. This will potentially affect hundreds of grocery lines. Under the...

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The Impact of the Budget on the Gambling Industry and Machines in Pubs

- 25 June 2010

  The good news is that no changes were made to gambling duties in the budget. The bad news is that there is the increase in VAT.  This is a hammer blow to the industry due to the way in which VAT is paid and collected. Business In Sport & Leisure (BISL) made a statement announcing that...

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