National minimum wage: age for adult rate drops to 21
In its impact assessment of the changes, the Government admits that the cost to business, charities or voluntary bodies of moving 21-year-olds to the adult rate will be about £48.2 million
Businesses decrease late payments
However, Scotland saw a modest rise in payment times beyond agreed terms, from 23.38 days in the second quarter of 2009 to 23.65 days for the same period this year, while late payments in the North West averaged 25.16 days to overtake London as the slowest paying region.
Employment Tribunal claims continue to rise in the recession
The headline figure for claims to Employment Tribunals in the year ending 31st March 2010 show a massive 56% increase in claims over the previous year.
UK employees take more sick days
UK is the ‘sickie’ capital of Europe According to a recent poll, Britons take more falsely claimed sick days than any other major European country. Despite other research which suggests we work longer hours than many other European countries, the poll highlights the significant culture of ‘skiving’ among millions of British workers, many of whom [...]
HBOS charges 3,650% on overdraft of £10
They said it was charging an effective annual rate of interest of 3,650% on an overdraft of just £10. Instead of charging advertised interest on overdrafts, the bank is instead charging a flat fee of £1 a day.
Business debt statistics
The report estimates £69.5bn is owed to creditors from the 127,000 companies in financial difficulty in the second quarter.
The Top six security lapses for laptops!
3. Turning security software off. Security software can occasionally interfere with software on your computer. But however tempting it may seem, don’t turn it off. The moment you do, you become more susceptible to viruses, hackers and other threats.
Most of us have made mistakes where security is concerned – what are yours? If you’re willing to admit to leaving a laptop in a strange place or inadvertently emailing your password to your whole address book, leave a comment to let us know.
Ever wanted to know the most Common Passwords?
Last year, a major security breach at RockYou resulted in the release of 32 million passwords. With such a large data set available, security firm Imperva Application Defense Center (ADC) analyzed and found that, when given the chance, most users will choose a simplistic password.
Budget 2010 key points
This is the first budget from the coalition Government; George Osborne has issued the toughest budget in a century outlining the Governments plans to balance the books of this country and to get Britain back to work.
How has this budget affected you? Comments welcome.
