11 October 2011 | Richard John
Getting more first-time buyers onto the property ladder is something that this (and the previous) Government have been trying to do for the past few years. The Coalition Government’s new FirstBuy Scheme...
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11 October 2011 | Michael Delaney
Acas has recently launched its new guidance, ‘Voluntary Gender Equality Analysis and Reporting: Action for Workplaces in the Private and Voluntary Sectors’, to help organisations identify and address...
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6 October 2011 | David Marsden |
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has recently announced that it will now implement its proposed changes to the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England...
Tags on this discussion: air-conditioning inspection report asset rating Commercial Property Energy Performance Certificates Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 EPC estate agents letting agents rent residential property sale
5 October 2011 | Richard John
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently published a sustainability and residential property information paper for its 100,000 qualified members, which looks at the need to consider...
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5 October 2011 | Michael Oberwarth |
In a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester this week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that:
1. The unfair dismissal qualifying period will rise from one year to two years; and
2....
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28 September 2011 | Michael Delaney
On 20 September 2011, I was pleased to present to approximately 50+ businesses who recruit temporary workers through Hays Recruitment. The businesses operated in various sectors and mainly within the...
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12 September 2011 | Michael Delaney
There are two changes occurring in October.
1. The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 come into force
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) will establish new rights for temporary agency workers...
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8 September 2011 | Shimon Shaw
The news is full of tax talk. This is partly because a group of economists, including two former members of the Bank of England's policy committee, DeAnne Julius and Sushil Wadhwani, signed a joint...
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1 September 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
Acas has published a new guide to help employers manage the use of the internet and social media in the workplace.
According to Acas, almost six out of 10 workers now use social media at work, either...
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