Good news for those who have been injured in an accident at last. The insurance industry were trying to have the small claims limit for personal injury claims lifted from £1000 to £5000 so that accident victims could not use solicitors to claim compensation which usually means the victim of injury will be awarded less…
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Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 22nd October 2013. 2 visitors, Phil Lowe, an Investment Surveyor and Rees Ballard offering Companionship Services. This month has been good for visitors and Jim Henshaw deservedly leads the Performance League by virtue of being the main provider of visitors. Nige Kirby was back from his Turkish holiday and his Ed Slot…
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Chairman’s Blog Thursday 17th October 2013 Very disappointing numbers this week. 18 in all with 2 guests Jennifer Pritchard from Barclays PLC and Chris Taylor, Brayside Chicken Hotel. 16 Members missing which was disappointing in itself and doubly disappointing was the fact that we only had 7 apologies for absence. It was with low expectations…
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Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 15th October 2013. 13 in all with guests Ross Williams and Alan Burton (Web Designers), Ian Douglas (Glass and Windows), Stuart Smith (Security) and visiting for the second time Perry Greenhill (Printer). It is our expectation that Perry will be joining. Well done everybody, keep the visitors coming.
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Chairman’s Brentwood Business Networking Blog – Thursday 10th October 2013 A great turnout this week, guests which included Chris White, a graphic designer, Chris Hunt, a gardener, Angela Butt visiting for the second time and Michael Adelizzi junior- AKA Jamie. As a prelude to the 60 second round Howard Bullock delivered the Education Slot and…
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Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Tuesday 8th October 2013. A great turnout today, 15 in all with 6 guests. James Livingston and Jay Ettingel from H J J Facilities Services, Jim Shrubb, Town Crier and Toast Master, Sam Morgan Carpenter, Colin White from Recognition Express Promotional Goods Company and John Pickett of JCP Direct. Congratulations to…
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Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Thursday 3rd October 2013. Today was the first October meeting of “New Member November in October”. It was therefore entirely appropriate that there should be no visitors. However there were 24 present in all, Alan Shaw arriving just in time to catch a breakfast.
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Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Tuesday 1st October 2013. Apologies for absence from Rosemary Cleave and absences of Stewart Oldham and Jason Nortey threatened to have us substantially down on numbers but 2 guests arrived, Neil Dobson of “Chips Away” and Perry Greenhill, a printer, made up a compliment of 10.
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Employment tribunals – fees payable by claimants Change: Under its measures to boost the labour market and reduce the burden on employers, the Government has introduced fees for claimants to bring a claim in the employment tribunals. The level of fees charged depends on the complexity of the claim, there are two fees: (1) an…
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Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Tuesday 24th September 2013 10 present including Dean Caldon from the Brentwood Meeting. This week Nigel Kirby delivered the Education Slot dealing with the 10 minute presentation. Please consider his comments in the light of the specific education material supplied regarding the 10 minute slot. The important message was, to prepare…
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