Business regulations

The EC Directive on Informing and Consulting Employees gives many employees new rights to be consulted on key issues affecting the business or work organisation.

Although the regulations initially apply to organisations with 150 or more empl...

From 1 January 2005, under the so-called 'liability shift', retailers who do not use the new Chip and PIN payment system could now be held liable in the event of fraudulent transactions which take place at the point of sale.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Pensions Regulator came into effect on 6 April 2005, with the aim of protecting workers' interests in the event that their employer becomes insolvent.

The Money Laundering Regulations new rules significantly extend the scope of the law to apply to a wider range of 'relevant business'.

In 1991, the Conservative Government introduced a taxable benefit of £200 on employees who used their business mobile telephones for private calls. Under Labour, Chancellor Gordon Brown abolished the £200 taxable benefit.

The Disability Discrimination regulations came into force on 1 October 2004. What do they cover? What do they mean for your business? Action to take.