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Issue:- 14 November 2013

Free help for new businesses from HMRC on Small Business Saturday

BUSINESS start-ups can take part in 4 free live tax webinars run by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on 7 December 2013, as part of Small Business Saturday.  The day has been set up as a chance for small businesses to promote themselves and generate trade. HMRC Start-up Saturday webinar programme, between 10am and 5pm, is aimed at new and prospective businesses. Each live webinar lasts an hour and gives the opportunity for questions. There are 4.8 million small businesses in the UK and more than 14 million people work in them.  The HMRC webinars are:-

Self-Employment and HMRC – what you need to know.  10am to 11am Saturday, 7 December 2013. This session concentrates on the information sole traders or partnerships need when they start. It covers registration, National Insurance, Self Assessment and record keeping. Register for self-employment webinar

Company Directors – your responsibilities to HMRC. 12pm to 1pm Saturday, 7 December 2013. This webinar is aimed at businesses considering setting up as limited companies. It provides the basics on incorporation and registration with Companies House and HMRC. It also looks at when companies become an employer, and the timetable for paying Corporation Tax online.  Register for Company Directors webinar

Business expenses for the self-employed. 2pm to 4pm Saturday, 7 December 2013, Sole traders or partnerships need to know which day-to-day expenses they are able to claim for tax relief. They also need to start keeping records of these as soon as the business starts. This webinar provides an overview of the most common expenses, including motoring costs.  Register for Business Expenses webinar.

VAT Awareness. 4pm to 5pm Saturday, 7 December 2013. New businesses are often worried about VAT, what it is and when they need to register. This webinar answers these questions and explains in simple terms how VAT works. Register for VAT awareness webinar.

ENDING ZERO HOURS CONTRACTS FOR AA/SAGA 15,000 HOME CARE STAFF IS LINKED TO FLOATING COMPANY ON STOCK EXCHANGE SAYS GMB

"REPLACING 'zero hours' with a few minimum hours (the rest of the hours being just as much a management tool to threaten people) and tied to other contractual changes may not be as great a leap forward as it might appear on the surface" says the GMB.

GMB, the union for care staff and staff in AA, commented on the announcement by AA/ SAGA that it will move away from zero hours contracts for 15,000 staff at Allied Healthcare. See notes to editors for embargoed press release by company.

Justin Bowden, GMB national officer for the care sector, said that:- "GMB suspect that this announcement is linked to the well advanced plan to break up AA/SAGA and float SAGA on the London Stock Exchange. See GMB press release on the issue as well as details of the locations where Allied Healthcare has offices. This could raise £3billion as early as spring 2014 for private equity owners CVC Capital Partners, Permira and Charterhouse. They kid themselves as they claim what they propose is revolutionary. They want good PR for the float. Giving vital, frontline care home carers security of employment, proper contracts and paid holidays is nothing new or revolutionary. This is exactly what local authorities did for decades until these vital services and workers were outsourced and exploited at the hands of companies like Allied Healthcare. Replacing 'zero hours' with a few minimum hours (the rest of the hours being just as much a management tool to threaten people) and tied to other contractual changes may not be as great a leap forward as it might appear on the surface."

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