http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/ News for small businesses http://knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/_images/logos/knowledge-centre.gif http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/ 144 27 en-gb Sun, 21 March 2010 7:11:13 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/no+pay+rise+for+more+than+half+of+employees+this+year More than half of UK employees are not expecting a pay rise this year, research from YouGov has found. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:19:17 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/employers+use+forced+retirement+to+cut+workforce Businesses used the mandatory retirement age as an easy alternative to making redundancies last year, according to charity Age Concern, which found that the number of employees forced to retire more than doubled in 2009. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:18:45 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/small+firms+called+on+to+sign+no+nic+rise+petition Business groups have called on small firms to sign an online petition demanding that the Government scraps its planned National Insurance Contributions (NICs) rise in April 2011. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:18:20 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/stressed+staff+working+extra+ten+days+a+year Stressed-out British employees who refuse to turn off their mobile phone and stop checking emails outside work are putting in an extra ten days’ of work a year, research has found. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:18:01 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/a+third+of+small+firms+expect+to+be+reliant+on+online+revenue A third of small firms expect the majority of their revenue to come from online sales over the next five years, research from PayPoint has revealed. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:17:28 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/hmrc+super+podcast+helps+firms+prepare+for+tax+changes Employers can find out how to prepare for changes to VAT payments, PAYE and corporation tax, following the launch of a “Super Podcast” by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Fri, 5 March 2010 11:17:06 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/business+link+launches+online+support+for+farmers Farmers are now among the business owners who can access dedicated support from Business Link, following the launch of a farming section on the BusinessLink.gov.uk website. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:16:26 GMT http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/north+west+green+business+heroes+called+on+to+compete+for+awards Businesses in the North West which can demonstrate that their green measures have improved their profits have been called on to enter the Northwest Business Environment Awards. Fri, 5 March 2010 11:15:19 GMT