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Employment is up but small businesses still need more support

The latest employment statistics, released by the ONS last week, showed a 0.1% decrease in the unemployment rate.

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Will new employment minister reduce red tape for recruiters?

Umbrella company contractors may not be aware that the UK now has a new employment relations minister. Norman Lamb has taken over from Edward Davey and part of his remit is to look into ways to reduce the amount of red tape facing recruiters.

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Should umbrella companies be concerned about income tax/NI merger?

Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that a firm of chartered accountants has expressed concerns about the plan to merge income tax and national insurance.

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Should sole traders be exempt from certain legislation?

The British Chamber of Commerce recently called on the coalition to encourage sole traders to grow by making them exempt from certain legislation.

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SMEs spend weeks trying to understand government regulations

The problem of the multitude of different government regulations is now so bad that businesses often breach them simply because they don’t know which rules apply to them, according to a new report from the National Audit Office.

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Are new government measures enough to support SMEs?

Earlier this week Mark Prisk spoke to the Summit for Small Business and explained how the government intends to help the five million SMEs, which includes umbrella companies, in Britain grow now that the recession is behind us.

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