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Explosives
Guides for businesses involved in the manufacture of explosives on industry issues including legal responsibilities
Claim VAT refunds in Northern Ireland or the EU, if you’re established in Northern Ireland or in the EU
How Northern Ireland and EU businesses can claim refunds of VAT incurred on goods in the EU and Northern Ireland using the EU VAT refund system.
If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
You must arrange to pay your tax bill with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you either miss a payment or know you cannot pay on time
Tobacco
Guides to help you understand your responsibilities when running a tobacco manufacturing businesses
Managing risks from diseases and infections in the workplace
Introducing policies and procedures to reduce incidences of disease and infections at work to protect your employees, clients and any other visitors
Sales ledger
The basics of using a sales ledger to monitor the money coming into your business.
Purchase ledger
What to record in a purchase ledger to keep track of how much money you owe.
Wages book
The value of maintaining a wages book and how to manage it if you employ staff.
Digital financial records
Reasons for keeping computer-based financial records and how to choose bookkeeping and accounting software packages.
Record-keeping best practice
Good record keeping habits and the "four S" approach: system, separate, security, storage.
What should my record-keeping system include?
The legal requirements for a record-keeping system.
Avoid health and safety hazards in care service premises
Minimising workplace hazards and making your equipment and premises as user-friendly as possible in a business that provides care services, eg a care home
Train employees to use computers safely
Train employees in safe computer use including correct posture, technique and breaks and also ensure homeworkers work safely and are insured and are trained
Corporate manslaughter prosecutions and penalties
Who is responsible for investigating corporate manslaughter offences and the penalties that may follow prosecution such as unlimited fine or remedial order
What is corporate manslaughter?
What corporate manslaughter is and when your business can be prosecuted for this offence, involving a gross breach of duty of care by senior management
How to consult with your workers on health and safety
Practical ideas and hints on how to consult with your workers on health and safety and how different approaches will work in different work environments
Consulting your staff on health and safety: the law
Rules on consulting with your employees on health and safety, the regulations involved, how these may apply to you and where you can find further guidance
Corporate manslaughter
Guidance on the corporate manslaughter offence, how it is defined, prosecutions, penalties and how businesses can avoid being prosecuted through good practice
Self Assessment if you're self-employed
Requirements for Self Assessment if you are self-employed
Workstation health and safety: desks, chairs and posture
What standards your furniture must meet for a safe computer workstation and what your employees need to be aware of to work safely including posture