Business regulations
There are a number of rules with which businesses and employers need to comply. This section details the latest regulations to have come into effect.
The Civil Partnership Act
The Civil Partnership Act 2004, and came into force on 5 December 2005. Read more
Privacy and electronic communications
In accordance with regulations which came into effect on 11 December 2003, companies need... Read more
Consulting with your staff
The EC Directive on Informing and Consulting Employees gives many employees new rights to... Read more
Chip and PIN regulations
From 1 January 2005, under the so-called 'liability shift', retailers who do not use the... Read more
The Corporate Telephone Preference Service
The Corporate Telephone Preference Service was set up following the publication of the... Read more
The Pension Protection Fund
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Pensions Regulator came into effect on 6 April 2005... Read more
The tax treatment of mobile phones and computers
In 1991, the Conservative Government introduced a taxable benefit of £200 on employees... Read more
A Day - 6 April 2006
A-Day was the popular name given to 6 April 2006, the starting date for the unifying... Read more
The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
These regulations govern the production and disposal of hazardous waste products. Read more
Money Laundering Regulations (2003)
The Money Laundering Regulations new rules significantly extend the scope of the law to... Read more
The Employment Equality Regulations 2003
There are two sets of regulations: The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation)... Read more
Insolvency reforms
The Enterprise Act, received Royal Assent on 7 November 2002, contains a number of... Read more
Disability discrimination
The Disability Discrimination regulations came into force on 1 October 2004. What do they... Read more
New business regulations from 1 October 2011
A series of new business regulations came into effect on 1 October 2011. Here is our... Read more