The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged government to be bolder in its changes to existing employment law to incentivise employment, as new figures show small businesses will look to shed staff in the […]
Businesses will not be able to defer part of next April’s increased business rates despite the government saying they would be able to do so. In his Autumn Statement the chancellor said firms would be […]
Government must introduce a small employer’s relief for the recovery of statutory sick pay (SSP), as new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show that sickness absence costs small businesses on average £1,500 […]
A rush toward ill-thought out development to generate quick revenue will damage regions in the long run, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said in its consultation response to a government review. The Local […]
A dramatic fall in confidence over the economy has prompted small firms to lay off staff as costs rise and revenues decline. A balance of 5.8% of small firms intend to lay off workers over […]
HSE runs the risk of alienation if new charging proposals are adopted – says FSB Proposals to charge small firms for ‘material’ faults found during inspections by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) could damage […]
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the government to extend Work Trials to help create an extra 46,000 jobs. With around 1.64m people having been out of work for up to one […]
FSB welcomes the government’s flexibility on late payment and insurance claims Businesses damaged in last week’s riots will be able to seek compensation under the Riot Damages Act, prime minister David Cameron said last week. […]
Treat small businesses like domestic users, says FSB Small businesses must be protected by electricity market safeguards to prevent energy bills from escalating further, as small firms have said they are concerned about the rising […]
Public agencies should pay invoices to small firms within 10 days, says FSB Almost three quarters (73%) of businesses have been paid late in the last 12 months, according to a new paper by the […]
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