Boardroom Corporate compliance Check out :   David Venus

17 May 11:40:55	The great flexiwork free for all - "The Government is proposing a dramatic shake-up of employment rules, which will give every worker the right to ask to work flexibly whatever their personal circumstances." More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
13 May 12:30:24	Collective redundancy consultation periods, the Transfer Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations (TUPE) and compensation for discrimination awarded by employment tribunals are areas to be considered for reform by the Government. More at NDS.   News Distribution Service
13 May 12:12:32	"Workplace absence costing economy £17bn" - the CBI reports that "the UK economy lost 190 million working days to absence last year, with each employee taking an average of 6.5 days off sick..." The full report is available at the CBI website.   CBI
13 April 15:43:46	Winkelvoss vs Facebook - "A US appeals court has ruled that twin brothers who say the idea for Facebook was stolen from them by Mark Zuckerberg cannot back out of a settlement deal they made with the website." More at BBC News.   BBC News
9 April 15:26:07	The Low Pay Commission (www.lowpay.gov.uk) annual report "recommended that HMRC needed to take stronger action on unpaid internships." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
5 April 12:18:29	HMRC (www.hmrc.gov.uk) has confirmed that "Real Time Information (RTI), a new system that will improve the operation of pay as you earn (PAYE)", is to go ahead with a pilot scheme srarting in April 2012. More at Employee Benefits.   Employee Benefits
31 March 11:14:40	Bribery Act - "Some foreign companies listed in London could be exempt from new anti-corruption laws in Britain" says Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. "Mere listing on the Stock Exchange...would not necessarily mean the act applies.." More in The Standard.  Evening Standard
24 March 15:36:25	"Red Card to Red Tape – How sports clubs want to break free from bureaucracy" is a report into the regulatory burden on sport and recreation clubs from the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the new name for the Central Council of Physical Recreation.   Sport and Recreation Alliance
23 March 14:53:38	Leyton Orient (www.leytonorient.com) is using the threat of a judicial review to gain access to documents as it fights the decision to allow rival football club West Ham to take over the Olympic arena after the 2012 Games. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
21 March 15:48:25	The Takeover Panel (www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) has published "tough new takeover rules" which are "aimed at giving much greater protection to companies which face a bid." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
18 March 11:32:50	The EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive comes into force on 25 May 2011 - "It will require websites to gain consent from computer users before using tracking technologies (or cookies)." More at the DMA (www.dma.org.uk) website.  DMA
17 March 16:20:52	US investors are taking legal action against News Corp following board approval to buy Shine Media from Elisabeth Murdoch at "far above a price any independent, disinterested third party would pay for Shine..." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
16 March 15:53:18	The Ryanair email policy is a breach of EU rules - "European Commission confirmed that the Ryanair's communication policy, by not listing an email address, is 'incompatible' with Article 5" of the E-Commerce Directive. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
15 March 11:37:11	"Closing of tax loophole means hugely increased bills on company cars worth more than £80,000" - new rules applicable from April mean increases in tax and NIC for private use of company supercars. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
10 March 15:54:41	Following a High Court decision, Virgin Atlantic will have to pay out over £300,000 to two beauty therapists who suffered RSI muscle pains from giving "repeated Shiatsu massages in the airline's first class lounge" at Heathrow. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
9 March 14:20:46	Brothers Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz have been arrested as part of a SFO (www.sfo.gov.uk) investigation into the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing (www.kaupthing.com). "Robert Tchenguiz was a director of Kaupthing..." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
4 March 12:00:19	Lady Gaga (www.ladygaga.com) is sueing London ice-cream parlour The Icecreamists (www.theicecreamists.com) over its Baby Gaga product for taking advantage of her reputation and goodwill. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
24 February 11:34:20	"Former trade minister Lord Davies of Abersoch said UK-listed companies in the FTSE 100 should have a minimum of 25% female board member representation by 2015" - more in The Standard.   Evening Standard
22 February 11:08:21	The 2010 Bribery Act has reached Sprowston Recreation Ground Bowls Club. The local parish council has warned the club that its policy of giving staff "£20 in cash or vouchers at Christmas" could be a breach of the Act. More in The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
18 February 12:28:44	Andrew Strange of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (www.aifa.net), is wary about some of the proposed new powers of the Financial Conduct Authority - "...a worrying shift towards guilty until proved innocent.” More at IntroducerToday.   IntroducerToday
18 February 12:05:33	"The Farepak bosses were no match for 'little people' like us" writes Suzy Hall, national campaign co-ordinator of Unfairpak (www.unfairpak.co.uk), in The Times of February 17.   Unfairpak
18 February 11:52:03	£385,000 fine for Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings, the first company to be found guilty of corporate manslaughter, but "The real test will come when a significantly larger company with a complex management structure is prosecuted." More in The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
17 February 12:07:36	The Insolvency Service (www.insolvency.gov.uk) has made high court application to disqualify 9 former board members of Farepak - including Sir Clive Thompson - from acting as directors. "The actions are expected to be contested" - more in The Guardian.   The Guardian
17 February 11:18:12	The National Audit Office (www.nao.org.uk) reports that "British businesses typically have to comply with 60 different regulations governed by a range of different official bodies..." More in The Standard.   The Standard
30 October 10:24:59	JJB Sports (www.jjbsports.com) has been fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority (www.fsa.gov.uk) for breaching “Disclosure and Transparency Rules in the lead up to the release of [its] interim results..” More in The Standard.  Evening Standard
14 October 11:31:43	Following the Nominet ruling that it must hand over its domain name to Ryanair, 'I Hate Ryanair' has now moved from www.ihateryanair.co.uk to www.ihateryanair.org and is also Twittering (http://twitter.com/ihateryanair). More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
13 October 15:38:13	Ryanair has managed to get the 'I Hate Ryanair' site closed down. Nominet's internet domain name dispute resolution service ruled that sponsored links "and not the content of the 'heavily critical' site, was a breach of its policy." More at MailOnline.  MailOnline
13 October 11:18:50	Rick Kordowski, owner of Solicitors from Hell (www.solicitorsfromhell.co.uk), has been ordered to pay £17,500 in damages and £28,000 in costs after "after malicious and untrue accusations" about a solicitor were posted on the site. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
2 October 11:09:20	"EMI VAT win opens up promo goods refunds for all businesses" - AccountancyAge reports that "Any business that distribute samples and small gifts could be able to claim a VAT rebate after ECJ decision."   AccountancyAge
1 October 10:31:08	Widespread media coverage for the Equality Act which comes into force today but the Fawcett Society (www.fawcettsociety.org.uk) says "The Act isn't perfect, but the Government seems determined to implement it in name only.” More in The Evening Standard.  Evening Standard
28 September 15:45:32	Estate agent Foxtons is suing a former employee for misusing confidential data to set up a rival operation. The alleged infringements include "breach of contract and confidence, procurement, conspiracy and breach of copyright." More in The Standard.  Evening Standard
28 September 11:24:43	The database of ACS Law (www.acs-law.org.uk) has been leaked onto the internet after an attack on the firm's website. It could now be fined up to £500,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act by failing to protect its servers. More at Reuters.   Reuters
26 September 16:07:08	EasyDate (www.easydategroup.com) listed on Aim in June, attracting attention from Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the EasyJet (www.easy.com) empire, who is now threatening legal action for alleged trademark infringement. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
21 September 15:04:50	FC United, aka Football Club United of Manchester, is a co-operative owned by almost 2,500 members. Its Community Share Scheme opens Sept 21 - "..to raise finance..much more effectively than through traditional methods such as bank borrowing."   FC United
18 September 12:01:24	Online reputation management firm KwikChex (www.kwikchex.com) is considering a 'group defamation action' for 400+ hotels and restaurants which have had adverse reviews posted on travel website TripAdvisor (www.tripadvior.com). More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
16 September 11:31:27	Israel Meléndez claims to have sold his @israel Twitter account (http://twitter.com/israel) for a substantial sum to the Israeli government despite "Twitter's stated policy of preventing username squatting." Details at The Guardian website.   The Guardian
15 September 16:38:17	European judges have ruled that the Lego brick (www.lego.com/eng/info/fairplay.asp) cannot be trademarked. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg "has rejected Lego's latest application to have its trademark returned." Details in The Independent.  The Independent
12 September 13:25:10	The Equality Act (www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_act_2010.aspx) comes into force on October 1 when employers could be sued by employees who feel they have been discriminated against by customers. Acas has a 'Quick Start Guide for Employers'.  Acas
11 September 11:59:05	Wheelclampers are now turning to "parking tickets" as a method of charging for unauthorised parking on private land, many of which are invalid. The British Parking Association (www.britishparking.co.uk) which has a code of practice for ticket issuing.  Money Saving Expert