News
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12/12/2007 Farm Business Tenancies Revisited
Is your tenancy really a farm business tenancy? Take time to check it out against the following criteria.
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11/12/2007 Brachers Sponsors Customer Service Award
Excellence in customer service is the mantra for the growing team at Brachers so who better to sponsor the Customer Service Award in the 2008 Kent Business Awards?
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11/12/2007 Late payment and interest hikes hit SME's but firms remain optimistic
The number one financial challenge facing British small and medium enterprises (SME) is getting paid by their customers according to new research.
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11/12/2007 Can you call me ginger? Discrimination at work
At present it is not unlawful to discriminate against someone because of their physical features. This includes a person's weight, size, shape or other bodily characteristics, including facial features, hair and birthmarks. There is also no direct right of action for employees to claim for harassment on grounds of hair colour or appearance. However, it is possible to pursue such a claim where the harassment can amount to discrimination on other unlawful grounds such as sex, race or disability and may constitute harassment more generally.
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11/12/2007 Data Protection Survival Guide
The seriousness of the Government’s debacle over the loss ‘in the post’ of two discs containing the personal information of 25 million people is a timely reminder to us all to keep data protection and compliance at the forefront of our minds.
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11/12/2007 New title of 'Employment Judge' created for tribunals
Employment Tribunal Chairmen have now been renamed Employment Judges under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 which came into effect as from 1 December 2007.
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06/12/2007 Kent Business Awards open for business!
Kent companies urged to go for it in 2008 at sell-out awards launch
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06/12/2007 Age Descrimination Update
Over a year has passed since the Age Discrimination Regulations came into force in the UK. Here are the most important developments
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03/12/2007 Website Requirements
Certain rules apply to websites for the benefit of the owner and visitor. Should a visitor send information to it, the owner has to comply with sales of goods or services, data protection and distance selling laws, normally described in the ‘Terms of Use’.
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03/12/2007 Safely Seeing the Wood for the Trees
Around 10% of the United Kingdom (2.5 million hectares) is covered in trees . Although many woodlands are part of mixed estates or on farms, a recent survey showed that there are currently about 170,000 hectares of unmanaged woodland in Britain. Correctly using and managing these areas can confer benefits on both present and future generations.
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