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LGBT staff: employer legal duties
The legal responsibilities to ensure that employers do not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans staff.
Food labelling in Northern Ireland and European Union
Labelling guide for food business operators concerning food to be consumed in Northern Ireland and the EU.
Supporting trans staff
How employers can support trans employees by ensuring the unique challenges they face are minimised.
Supplying alcohol in a private members club
The rules for supplying alcohol in a private members club and how to register.
Apply for a licence to sell alcohol
How to apply for a licence to sell alcohol in Northern Ireland, who can apply and how to renew a licence.
Mobile marketing and m-commerce
This guide provides an overview of SMS marketing and mobile advertising and their advantages and disadvantages.
Landlords’ responsibilities
Rules that landlords must follow when letting out property and their obligations to tenants.
Deciding which key performance indicators to measure
How to decide which key performance indicators and metrics to measure for optimal business success and profitability.
Factors to consider before sales
The initial steps you need to take before you begin to sell your product or service including competition, customer base and market share
Use KPIs to assess business performance
How to select key performance indicators that are well-defined and quantifiable to measure your business performance.
Sales promotion examples
Methods you can use to promote and price your product or service including vouchers, deals, discounts, free samples and loyalty schemes
Private rental properties | New requirements for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms
If you let private property you should be aware of changes to the law that set the minimum standards for smoke, heat & carbon monoxide alarms.
Employing and supporting older workers
How employers can embrace the benefits of employing older workers and meet their legal obligations and challenges of an ageing workforce.
Avoid common mistakes in sales forecast
The key things to avoid when drawing up a sales forecast including wishful thinking, not making it achievable and moving goalposts
Advantages and disadvantages of online recruitment
The many business benefits that virtual recruitment processes can bring for employers hiring new staff and some potential drawbacks.
What is online recruitment?
Recruiting staff using online processes and how this differs from more traditional face-to-face recruitment practices.
Tax help
Where Northern Ireland businesses can get help with specific tax issues or queries.
VAT
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on their VAT requirements including VAT rates and thresholds, registering for VAT, charging for VAT and submitting VAT returns.
HMRC social media scam alert
Be wary of a new scam on social media involving some accounts impersonating HM Revenue & Customs.
Preventing communication breakdowns with family employees
How communicating with family employees may differ from communicating with non-family ones.