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Safety notice issued on thermites

Safety notice issued on thermites

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety notice about the manufacture, storage and carriage of thermites and thermite containing articles. Thermites are a type of pyrotechnic composition that produces intense heat and molten metal.

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What can you do to recover a hacked account?

What can you do to recover a hacked account?

Losing access to any of your digital accounts can be very stressful, and if it’s an account you need for work this can be doubly the case. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) produces guidance that can help the self-employed and sole traders as well as any individual recover a hacked account.

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April is Stress Awareness Month

April is Stress Awareness Month

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), via their Working Minds campaign, has declared April Stress Awareness Month. Work-related stress is an important consideration for businesses since all employers have a legal duty to prevent work related stress to support good mental health in the workplace.

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Are training costs tax deductible for the self-employed?

Are training costs tax deductible for the self-employed?

HM Revenue & Customs have recently updated and clarified their guidance on training costs paid by the self-employed. The general rule for whether the cost of a training course can be deducted from your self-employed profits is that it must be incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the trade being carried out by the business at the time that the training is undertaken.

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Farmers encouraged to keep everyone safe around livestock

Farmers encouraged to keep everyone safe around livestock

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have reminded farmers to stay safe around livestock, not just for themselves and their workers, but also with walkers who may use public footpaths. Their Your Farm, Your Future campaign is aimed at improving safety on farms, and there is a focus on livestock in 2024.

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Food inflation slowing down according to BRC

Food inflation slowing down according to BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released figures showing that food price inflation in March has slowed to its lowest level since December 2021. Shop Price annual inflation dropped to 1.3% in March, compared with 2.2% in February.

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Good bookkeeping: A backbone of business success

Good bookkeeping: A backbone of business success

Keeping your accounting records up to date can feel like a chore, but when your bookkeeping is kept up to date, you and your business can gain some significant benefits, including financial clarity, budgeting and planning, compliance and tax management, monitoring cash flow and identifying financial trends and patterns.

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