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NEWS: British Hospitality Association "surprised" at food regulator's negative comments
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has defended businesses in the hospitality sector, after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) accused the industry of not doing enough to encourage healthy eating (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Half of business sectors see increase in flat rate VAT
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published a study, which reveals that nearly half of business sectors have seen an increase to the amount of flat rate VAT they pay (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Business groups unite against National Insurance increase
Some of the UK's business organisations have formed a coalition to protest against the increase to employers' National Insurance Contributions (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Time off for training regulations a mystery to a fifth of employers
More than one in five employers are unaware of the recently introduced legislation that gives employees the right to request time off for training, research has shown (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Less than a month left to claim backdated business rates
The FPB is warning small firms that there is less than a month left to lodge an appeal about their business rates over the past five years (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Contactless card payment limit increases
The maximum payment limit for transactions using contactless cards has increased from £10 to £15 (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Royal Mail licenses eBay data for use by advertisers
Royal Mail has launched a new initiative that allows advertisers to target customers in the areas where they are most likely to buy their products (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Government rejects copyright exemption for Wi-Fi operators
Cafés, pubs, hotels and other businesses that offer wireless Internet access will not be exempt from measures in the Digital Economy Bill, which are designed to tackle copyright infringement (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: UK adults most likely to buy online
Adults in the UK are more likely than those in any other European Union (EU) country to buy goods and services over the Internet, according to the latest social trends report from the Office for National Statistics (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Government urges restaurants to make tipping policies clear
The Government has launched a campaign to encourage restaurant owners to make their tipping policy more transparent to customers (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: NFU pushes for grocery market ombudsman
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging MPs to support a Private Members' Bill which provides a short cut to establishing an Ombudsman to oversee the recently implemented Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Pubcos told to reform or face statutory regulation
A Government committee has warned pub companies (pubcos) to sort out the problems in their relationships with lessees or face statutory regulation (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Nurseries, arts and leisure most at risk from public sector cuts
A BBC survey of councils in England has revealed that nurseries and public sector organisations in the arts and leisure sectors are most at risk of cutbacks over the next five years (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Demand for staff increases in February, says REC
The demand for permanent staff increased during February and was at its strongest since July 2007, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) latest Report on Jobs (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Court rules against construction firms' public sector 'suicide bids'
A court has issued an injunction against a council who awarded a job to a maintenance contractor who had submitted an "abnormally low" bid (9 March 10) . . . more

NEWS: Food inflation drops to new low
Food inflation was at its lowest level for three years in February 2010, according to data published by the British Retail Consortium (9 March 10) . . . more

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