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Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
Reducing the time and cost of sourcing produce by aggregating purchases through the use of an app and centralized distribution system
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
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Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay You’re entitled to guarantee pay…
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Information for students on funding and how to apply for Higher Education Short Course Loans (HESC) for those living in England and taking part in the trial of HESC.
Former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon David Gauke, and an expert panel are carrying out an independent review of sentencing.
Find out how to change your charity’s financial year (or financial period).
How to work out your transition profit for the 2023 to 2024 tax year if you are affected by Basis Period Reform.
Your accounting period for Corporation Tax and Company Tax returns - financial years and accounting periods, changing accounting periods
Every quango across government will be reviewed, with a view to close, merge or bring functions back into departments if its continued existence cannot be justified
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