Business management

The CBI has described the employment tribunal system as slow, legalistic and antagonistic in its submission to the Government’s consultation on reforms to the way that workplace disputes are resolved.

Taking on staff consumes too much time and money, a new survey has suggested.

Plans by the Government to introduce new consumer rights must avoid placing extra regulatory costs on firms, a leading business group has argued.

A growing number of older workers are intending to continue in their jobs rather than retire, a new survey has suggested.

Employers have been reminded of changes affecting annual returns and starter and leaver PAYE forms that have already or are soon to come into force.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that it will be going ahead with a major reform of the PAYE system.

New regulations scrapping the default retirement age and extending paternity leave could harm businesses, a new survey has claimed.

A leading business group has urged greater detail on the Government’s promise to exempt very small firms from new UK regulations.

Business-friendly in tone but still leaving unanswered questions was how the British Retail Consortium (BRC) assessed the Budget.

By and large, business groups extended a welcome to the Budget, but some expressed doubts about whether the Chancellor had done enough to stimulate a private sector led recovery.