Steven Godfrey The National Living Wage (‘NLW’) sets the statutory minimum hourly rate for workers aged 25 and over. On April 1st it will increase from £7.83 to £8.21 per hour (an increase of 4.9%). Hourly rates for worker aged Read on →
Steven Godfrey On June 15th 2017 EU rules came into force which banned roaming fees across the EU. It gave mobile phone users the following protections: Users cannot be charged more for mobile services within the EU than in their Read on →
Steven Godfrey AI and automation will only affect assembly workers in repetitive manufacturing jobs, yes? Wrong. A 2017 report by McKinsey estimated that by 2030 some 15% of the global workforce will need to change jobs due to AI and Read on →
Steven Godfrey UK companies whose shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange are already required to include environmental impact assessments in their annual reports. From April 1st a number of large unquoted companies (and LLPs) must comply with the Read on →
Steven Godfrey As we know, GDPR regulations govern how data related to EU citizens is handled. When the UK quits the EU – particularly in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit – the EU will have to separately approve Read on →
Steven Godfrey China used to process half the worlds’ recycled plastic – Britain sent 500,000 tons there annually. However – as of Jan 1st China will no longer accept imported plastic waste. One effect of this has been to slash Read on →
Steven Godfrey Commercial leases April 2018 onwards Energy Performance Certificates (‘EPC’) rate the energy efficiency of a building on a scale of A-G, with G being the least efficient. The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards 2015 (‘MEES’) set minimum efficiency standards Read on →
Steven Godfrey UK manufacturers’ supply chain costs are increasing at the fastest rate for 25 years, yet output growth is at a 32 month high. What does this tell us, and what should we be doing about it? A recent Read on →
Steven Godfrey The current situation Domestic users rent analogue telephone lines. Business users rent digital telephone lines, called ISDN lines. Small installations use a variety called ‘ISDN 2’ and larger installations use ‘ISDN 30’. ISDN phone lines are usually connected Read on →
Steven Godfrey What’s happening to my water supplier? From 1st April 2017 all non-domestic water supplies in England will be deregulated (Wales is deregulated only for large consumers and Scotland deregulated in 2008). Non-domestic customers will be able to choose Read on →
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