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Self-employed or employed? Why UK businesses need to get it right
Many UK small businesses rely on freelancers, associates and contractors. Most are not trying to break the rules. But misclassifying someone who is actually a worker or employee can quietly turn into a serious legal and financial problem. The key issue is this. UK law...
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Self-employed or employed? Why UK businesses need to get it right
Many UK small businesses rely on freelancers, associates and contractors. Most are not trying to break the rules. But misclassifying someone who is actually a worker or employee can quietly turn into a serious legal and financial problem. The key issue is this. UK law...
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CSR starts with your people – not a policy
When we hear “Corporate Social Responsibility”, it can sound like something only big companies with shiny brochures and sustainability teams get involved in. But for small businesses and charities, CSR doesn’t need to be complicated – and it definitely doesn’t...
Your team could be your best product developers
Product development might make you think of labs, whiteboards and sticky notes. But for small businesses and charities, some of the best product and service ideas often come from the people already on your team. Your staff are the ones closest to your clients, service...
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Specsavers Vision Labs welcomes Royal visitor
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was in Kidderminster this week visiting a lens manufacturing site owned by Specsavers. The Princess unveiled a plaque commemorating the occasion and spoke with many of the employees, some who had been there for more than 30 years,...
What are the new fire safety regulations?
Do you know that new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect on 23 January 2023 to implement the majority of recommendations made following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report? This is an important change in fire safety regulations for...
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Same Chamber – Just Virtual!
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are no exception to the businesses affected by Coronavirus, with all face-to-face events, training and meetings cancelled and all staff now working from home. However, teams at the Chamber of Commerce have had...
CWLC makes 145 visors for NHS
Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form, Design Technology department are making visors to help frontline workers. We noticed on social media that other schools were making the visors, so when we realised that we had the skills, equipment and material we...
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UK government announce £350bn support for businesses affected by Coronavirus
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak last night unveiled the governments package of financial measures to stabilise the economy against the coronavirus impact. Within the measures included £330bn in loans, £20bn in other aid, a business rates holiday, and grants for retailers...
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UK government announce £350bn support for businesses affected by Coronavirus
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak last night unveiled the governments package of financial measures to stabilise the economy against the coronavirus impact. Within the measures included £330bn in loans, £20bn in other aid, a business rates holiday, and grants for retailers...
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Leading through uncertainty and learning the lessons
We have been living in a VUCA world for sometime but nothing could have prepared us for just how volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous the last few months have been. Everyday is unpredictable and events unfold in an unexpected way. It becomes more difficult to...
Fee free mortgage advice for NHS and Emergency Service workers
Do you work for the NHS or the Emergency Services? As a big thank you to all our amazing NHS and Emergency Service workers, Dream Financial are waiving their professional advice fee on mortgage applications until the end of 2020. For more information, contact Steve on...
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Wyevale Nurseries’ Perennial charity salvias ready for garden centres to order for summer
Garden Centres keen to support the horticultural industry charity Perennial can this month order two special salvias for delivery in the summer to help raise funds for the organisation (March 2023). Hereford-based Wyevale Nurseries says the new plants, which were...
Jason Evans joins the Mount Pleasant Hotel as General Manager
Born 3rd June 1968 in a little Welsh village called USK. I then went to Oakdale Comprehensive school and whilst attending school I also joined the Air Training Corp cadets. Whilst still at the cadets I finished school and went to college in Crosskeys and gained my...
BCC welcomes supply chain and trade focus in integrated review
Reacting to the publication of the 2023 Integrated Review, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “The renewed commitments to tackling climate change, sustainable development, and economic empowerment of women are all welcome in the Review. “On...
Spring Budget must help alleviate pressure on concerningly tight labour market
Reacting to the latest ONS Labour Market figures, David Bharier, Head of Research at the BCC, said: “Today’s ONS figures provide further evidence of historic tightness in the labour market. Despite a slight fall, there are still over 1.12 million vacancies across...
BRI completes acquisition to kick-start 2023
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber members, BRI Wealth Management have completed on a further acquisition, this time in Worcestershire. The wealth management firm has acquired Bransford Financial Planning based in the St Johns area of Worcester. Mark Davis who...
Local Lifesaving Charity Ploughs on Through Snow
Birmingham based registered charity Arrive Alive that funds lifesaving voluntary operated vehicles for West Midlands Ambulance Service Community First Responder Groups. Solely funded by the public it has enabled a fleet of vehicles and equipment to become operational...
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