Eacotts Business Breakfast Club - July 2011, 12.July 2011

The speaker as our July 2011 Breakfast Club was Sue Dormand, head of Eacotts' HR consultancy Service. Topics discussed were: the Agency Workers Regulations; working with the Retirement Regulations; and the Equality ... more

Eacotts Business Breakfast Club - March 2011, 29.March 2011

Our March Breakfast Club was six days after the Chancellor delivered his Budget Statement. We considered the implications of the proposals and hopefully identified measures that could be taken to minimise tax, both business and personal, and the tax planning opportunities that existed. more

Eacotts Breakfast Club, 27.January 2011

Our January business breakfast club and networking meeting was held on 27 January 2011. 

The topic for January was "Family Tax Planning". We discussed the fundamental points which all of us must get right to avoie paying more tax than the Government has legislated ... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - November Meeting, 30.November 2010

We looked at how owners might use Employee Benefit Trusts for their benefit, the recent changes in the pension annual allowance and also auto enrolment into the new national pension scheme. ( When and how much is it going to cost ? )

HR Seminar - The Equality Act 2010, 17.November 2010

The Equality Act 2010

New definitions: Learn about the definition of the different aspects of discrimination.  Do your business leaders and managers understand their role in relation to the new regulations?

Disability discrimination:  To what extent will the new law enhance employee’s rights?  Do your practices comply with the new regulations?

Discrimination by association:  What does this mean and how far reaching is this concept? 

Pre employment health checks: What are you able to know before employing an employee?  How does this impact upon your recruitment and selection process and your supporting policies and procedures?

Positive action: Are you aware of the extent to which the regulations expect employers to encourage recruitment from minority groups?

This far reaching legislation requires ... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - September 2010 Meeting, 28.September 2010

Our September business breakfast club and networking meeting was on Tuesday 28 September.

This month our VAT Consultant, Steve McIntyre, provided us with an update on the latest VAT developments, including the effect that changes made last year are now having on the way HMRC manage the tax and how this can work to your advantage.

He also discussed the issues arising with the change of rate to 20% and the opportunities ... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - June 2010 Meeting, 29.June 2010

The topic for June's meeting was the measures contained in the new Chancellor's Budget

TThe first budget of the new government was on 22nd June and we expected change: The event was one week after the budget so by the time of the meeting, we had distilled the more material tax saving points for you.

The presentation was by our Managing Partner, Jeffrey Smith, a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser.  Other ... more

HR Seminar 20 May 2010, 20.May 2010

An HR seminar was held at Grenville Court on Thursday 20 May: an informative but informal briefing on some of the latest and hottest employment law topics.

Sue Ferguson gave practical advice and offered a sensible and balanced view of the latest approach to areas of constantly changing employment law ... more

Eacotts Business Breakfast Club - March Meeting, 30.March 2010

This month we had our Budget Breakfast (which may be the first of two this year) on 30th March .  How is the Chancellor to cover the Budget Deficit and at what speed ?

We looked at how his proposals will affect us, the taxpayers, and how... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - January meeting, 26.January 2010

January's "Tax Byte" - Year End Tax Planning

This month we looked towards the end of the tax year and the tax planning opportunities that exist; a time to consider, taking account of planning for next year's tax rates, how best to ensure o... more