New minimum wage rates have just been introduced, providing a good time for employers to ensure they’re up with the pay play – remembering the cost of breaching these laws can be more painful than many realise.
In his song, Italian Restaurant, Billy Joel sums up a piece of fraud prevention advice I regularly give to small business owners: A bottle of white, a bottle of red … perhaps a bottle of rose instead.
It’s hard to believe two months have zipped by since Christmas – but what happens if, in the weeks since, that much-loved gizmo that was waiting for you under the tree has gone kaput?
Bob and Vera are enjoying a quiet drink on the deck during the holidays. All of a sudden, neighbour Stan appears at the boundary, armed with a shovel and string line.
With property prices appreciating at record levels, not surprisingly, real estate is piquing the interest of many who haven’t traditionally invested in bricks and mortar.
It’s been around eight years in the making – and, after an in-depth review by some of the country’s leading legal luminaries, 2017 looks to be the year the much-anticipated overhaul of trust law will finally make it to Parliament in Bill form.
Aspiring Law’s BizClub® 2017 workshop series gets off to a cracking start for the year with an eye-opening – and potentially business-saving – seminar presented by forensic accountant and fraud expert Graeme McGlinn.