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Keeping your small business compliant with GDPR

The impending introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May next year will not come as a surprise, but how do you keep your small business compliant?
Paul O'Collins
Paul O'Collins
EEN South West
Posted on: 29.09.17
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What is the GDPR and how will it impact your business?

The impending introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May next year will not come as a revelation to most people. It is the biggest overhaul in data protection law in almost...
Lauren Danks
Lauren Danks
Bevan Brittan LLP
Posted on: 25.08.17
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Legal issues every business needs to know

Brendan Donohue, Employment Partner at Burroughs Day Solicitors in Bristol talks to Business West about the top legal issues every business needs to know.
Brendan Donohue
Brendan Donohue
Burroughs Day Solicitors
Posted on: 19.07.17
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EU's GDPR: what is it & why your business needs to comply

Despite Brexit, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes affect by law on 25th May 2018, so businesses need to get prepared - here's how.
Alistair Cole
Alistair Cole
Ixium Group
Posted on: 07.06.17
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting, what does it mean for you?

From April 2017, Gender Pay Gap Reporting (GPG) will become mandatory for all employers with 250 employees or more. What does this mean for you? If you’ve got more than 250 employees you will have to...
Andrew Craig
Andrew Craig
Posted on: 14.03.17
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How to reduce the gender pay gap in your business

As businesses gear up to calculate and publish their gender pay gaps in compliance with the new regulations it is timely to reflect on what causes such gaps and what actions a business can take to...
Jackie Longworth
Jackie Longworth
Posted on: 09.03.17
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Your business rates questions answered by Phillip Jay of Jones Lang LaSalle

In light of the government's recent business rates revaluation Phillip Jay , director of ratings South West, Jones Lang LaSalle spoke to Business West about what business owners can expect. What are...
Posted on: 24.02.17
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Ian Mean, director of Business West in Gloucestershire, comments on business rates
Member role

Commenting on the business rates issue, Ian Mean, director of Business West in Gloucestershire, said: “There’s been much in the news this week about business rates. The problem is that property hasn’...
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Business West
Posted on: 17.02.17
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Bristol at the centre of efforts to tackle modern slavery

In 2015, the then Home Secretary Theresa May introduced the Modern Slavery Act to enhance police and CPS powers to tackle a vast swathe of offences related to human trafficking and exploitation. One...
Posted on: 10.02.17
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