Small Business: Employment legislation affecting British SMEs in 2006

There is an excellent article in www.startups.co.uk that looks at issues facing British small businesses in 2006.

Written by Jonathan Hollow, portal editor at businesslink.gov.uk, the article includes:

* Age discrimination
* Paternity and maternity leave
* National minimum wage (From 1st October 2006, the minimum wage will increase from £5.05 to £5.30 for those aged over 21)