Concern about Regulation
Several business groups have voiced recent concerns about both the level and the complexity of the regulations with which firms must comply.
The Federation of Small Businesses has claimed that rulings handed down by the European Court of Justice on long-term sick leave will make it more difficult for smaller employers to take on staff. For the British Chambers of Commerce, the accusation is that the UK government adopts a tick-box approach to EU regulations instead of applying a rigorous analysis of their likely effects.
Meanwhile, the Institute of Directors wants the next government to implement a broad-ranging review of the way that Whitehall departments approach the formulation and introduction of business rules.
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Small employers and electronic filing of annual returns
Small businesses with fewer than five employees appear to have a year’s grace in which to comply with new rules requiring firms to file their annual employers’ returns electronically.
Under the rule change, all employers, irrespective of size, are obliged to submit their returns online by 19 May. Those that file on paper could be subject to a penalty charge.
Concerns, however, have arisen over the application of the ruling to those businesses that have between one and five staff.
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Nigel Holland
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