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| ID: | 2069 |
| Title: | Martin Kaye Solicitors Blog |
| URL: | http://blog.martinkaye.co.uk/ |
| Feed URL: | http://blog.martinkaye.co.uk/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss |
| Category: | Business: Company Blogs |
| Description: | The blog of a West Midlands (UK) legal practice which is mainly focused on company issues and the effect of laws on the local community. |
| Address: | Euston Way |
| City: | Telford |
| State: | Shropshire |
| Postal Code: | TF3 4LY |
| Phone Number: | 01952 272 222 |
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| Air ambulance appeal donation - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:51:00 +0000 |
 Business professionals from across Shropshire who raised vital charity cash have handed it over in a special cheque presentation. Members of the Shropshire and Mid Wales branch of the Institute of Legal Executives and the Shrewsbury Young Professionals group took part in a general knowledge quiz. And now the organisers have presented a cheque for £420 to the Midlands Air Ambulance Appeal. Sophie Davies, who is a senior legal assistant at Martin-Kaye, is also the vice-chairman and treasurer of the ILEX branch, and a member of the organising committee. "We're very pleased to have been able to hand over such a great amount to such a worthy cause, and we're very grateful to everyone who took part in the quiz. "We received excellent support from all kinds of businesses, including Martin-Kaye who kindly donated £100 - half of which went towards the charity total, and half paid for a pamper spa day for two at the Albrighton Hall Hotel, which was our top raffle prize." The other half of the proceeds from the quiz, which was held at The Lord Hill Hotel, in Shrewsbury, has already been donated to the Severn Hospice. Pic: Sophie Davies presents the cheque to Maria Jones, community fundraising manager of the Midlands Air Ambulance, watched by MACC the paramedic pup  |
| Banking expert shares his knowledge - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:42:00 +0000 |
 Shropshire businesses had the chance to hear the real truth about the economy thanks to a unique event. Telford Business Partnership hosted its quarterly breakfast meeting at the University of Wolverhampton's Telford campus in Priorsleee. Guest speaker on the day was Graeme Chaplin, the Bank of England's representative for the West Midlands and Oxfordshire, and delegates heard his views on the economy and its prospects. Our senior partner, Graham Davies, is the chairman of TBP, and he said: "The message was that UK growth was likely to remain subdued in the near term, before picking up further ahead.Inflation should continue to fall sharply in 2012, as the contributions of VAT, energy and import prices decline. But concerns about the solvency of several euro-area governments remains, increasing strains in banking markets. "This was a unique opportunity to hear the Bank's view of business prospects and their perspective on the future of the UK economy, and it was a wonderful chance to hear from an expert who really knows the industry inside out. "At TBP, we constantly strive to welcome quality speakers at our breakfast meetings who will deal with topical and sometimes controversial subjects.At this moment, nothing is more topical than the economy, financial systems and business prospects, so it's clear that with Graeme w really did have the right man at the right time." Pic: Graeme Chaplin (left) from the Bank of England with Graham Davies, chairman of Telford Business Partnership  |
| Beat the freeze with travel plans - Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0000 |
Winter weather conditions could cause havoc when it comes to Shropshire employees getting into work. But John Mehtam, our employment law specialist, says there are solutions which could help ensure your business can continue, whatever the weather. "In snow and ice, employees who drive off-road vehicles may not be concerned, but for drivers of smaller vehicles, you may need to look at alternative travel arrangements. "If you have a contract to complete and you're relying on your staff to turn up, paying for another form of transport such as taxis might be the way forward. But normally the Taxman will treat any payment of home-to-work and back travel by an employer as taxable for the employee. "So instead you may like to consider a more cost-effective car-sharing arrangement over the winter where the more confident drivers pick up their colleagues and bring them into work. "You can offer the drivers an allowance as an incentive, but set this at a level that will cost you less than a taxi. The payment will be treated as extra wages and subject to tax and National Insurance as normal, but the drivers will still be better off." John said if for some reason, the employee driving the shared car can't offer their colleagues a lift on any particular day, they will have to make their own way into work. "If this happens, and you pay for the employees who would usually share the car to travel home by taxi, in these circumstances it won't be counted as taxable income. "In such difficult economic times, it's vital that company bosses consider all the options in order to keep their business operating so they can meet urgent deadlines and delivery dates.By developing a transport policy now, before the really bad weather strikes, your company will be better prepared and ahead of the competition when it really matters."  |