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The 2013/14 season of the Craigavon Business Forum kicks off this Friday (CIDO Innovation Centre, Charlestown Road, Carn) at 7.45am. The forum is now into its 3rd season and has proved a very popular group for owner managed in the Craigavon area.  The group aims to provide education and support for local business owners and meets on the last Friday of every Continue Reading

The number of workers on contracts with no guarantee of hours or pay – known as 'zero-hour' contracts – is far more widespread than originally thought, figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have revealed. It shows that there could be up to a million UK workers on such contracts– four times more than official Government estimates. Continue Reading

A salary sacrifice is a voluntary reduction in your salary in exchange for tax-free benefits. These benefits can include: • Child care vouchers • Cycle to work schemes • Bus passes for commuters • Canteen tokens • Staff car parking and vouchers The Government have also launched a consultation into the promotion of payroll giving. The aim is promote the system that allows monthly charitable Continue Reading

HMRC have published draft guidance on landfill tax. Materials that can be classified as naturally occurring, and therefore taxable at the lower rate of £2.50, include: “Group 1 of the 2011 Order allows the following waste materials to be lower rated: naturally occurring rock, clay, sand, gravel, sandstone, limestone, crushed stone china clay, construction stone, stone from the demolition of Continue Reading