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| eNewsletter - 10 June 2008 |
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| D&O insurance - *NEW* |
Late payment consultation |
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 Protect your personal assets, home, savings and pension fund with our new comprehensive and cost-effective directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance, with optional cover for employment practice liability and crime.
Click here to find out more. |
 The FPB would like to hear about your experiences of late payment and how current regulations could be made more effective for your business.
Have your say on this important issue by clicking here. |
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| Hot topics |
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Changes to the disciplinary and grievance process |
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 In 2004, the Government introduced its much lauded statutory dismissal and grievance process. Some four years on, the process has been an unmitigated disaster for many small businesses, as they have been caught out by the unnecessary complexities of the process.
The whole procedure is now being revised, but what can business-owners expect from the new code of practice?
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| Is it time to review your D&O insurance? |
D&O insurance provides personal cover for directors and other executives for losses resulting from claims made against them by third parties. Read on to find out why you need to make sure you are covered. |
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| Managing poor performance |
You only have to listen to the news or pick up the business section of a newspaper to realise that we are entering a period of economic uncertainty. One of the features that distinguishes those businesses that can cope with an economic downturn is having effective performance management processes in place, but it can often be a difficult area for managers and HR professionals alike. If you missed our recent breakfast seminar on this very issue, read on for our top tips. |
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| Member offer: 20% off business courses |
How networking sites can help small businesses |
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Work smarter not harder with a series of business courses. Learn from your office and choose any 5 from 23 courses to gain a recognised Business Skills Diploma.
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 Where do you start if you are new to the arena of social networking?
It is likely you will need to use an open social network, geared for business. But what are the benefits of using these websites?
Here is some guidance.
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| FPB news |
| FPB helps to ease small firms’ supply-line worries |
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The FPB is urging small businesses to save money by creating more efficient supply-lines, following a survey in which dealing with difficult suppliers and clients was deemed to be one of the issues giving business-owners the most headaches. |
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Following the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in April, we are pleased to introduce our new 
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