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ABCD Business Development Project to close 31st March 2010
The Project wishes to thank all ABCD businesses with whom it has been in contact since inception in 2005 for their participation.

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Less than a month left to claim backdated business rates
Less than a month left to claim backdated business rates

Business groups unite against National Insurance increase
The 1% increase to NICs, which will take effect from April 2011, should be scrapped according to the coalition

Time off for training regulations a mystery to a fifth of employers
From 6 April 2010, employees with at least 26 weeks' continuous service can request time off for study or training

Use of forced mandatory retirement age soars during recession
Many employers have used forced retirement as a "cheap and easy" alternative to redundancy

EU committee vote in favour of 20 weeks' full pay on maternity leave
The Pregnant Workers Directive would effectively treble maternity pay in the UK

Three-quarters of firms not reclaiming foreign VAT
A new procedure for reclaiming VAT from EU countries came into effect on 1 January 2010

Mixed reactions to Tories' plan to scrap Business Link
The statement has prompted mixed reactions from the business community

Tax system prevents firms taking on employees, survey shows
The FSB is now calling for the Government to freeze National Insurance (NI) contributions and give an NI rebate to small firms

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