Posts Tagged ‘UK Inward Investment’

July Investment news

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Economic Indicators

UK

  • Year on year, overall production output in May 2010 was 2.6% higher than in May 2009
  • Total manufacturing output rose by 4.3% in May 2010 compared to the same month a year ago.
  • CPI annual inflation was 3.4% in May 2010, down from 3.7% in April.

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June Investment news

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Economic Indicators

UK

  • Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 3.0% in the first quarter of 2010, following an increase of 5.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009.
  • CPI annual inflation was 3.7% in April 2010, up from 3.4% in March
  • Year on year, overall production output in March 2010 was 2.0% higher than in March 2009. (more…)

Employment at Will in the UK

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

We were recently asked to provide UK payroll services to a West coast company taking on their first employee in the UK.

We scheduled an initial discussion with that company, a software/technology firm in the Bay area, to find out more about their intentions and what was being offered to the UK hire. (more…)

Lessons from the recession – think the unthinkable

Monday, June 14th, 2010

If there is one thing we have all learnt from events of the last two years it is that change happens – often without warning, and sometimes with catastrophic consequences.

We have also seen how many businesses were blindsided by events for which they were to a greater or lesser extent unprepared. True, there is little an individual business can do about events such as those that brought about the credit squeeze and subsequent downturn, but we could perhaps have been more prepared for such eventualities. (more…)

Form P86 withdrawal – UK international payroll

Monday, June 7th, 2010

On responding to a recent enquiry, I thought it may be opportune to note that the UK Form P86 is no longer required.  (A normal starter form – P46 – is to be used instead). (more…)