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ACT parent company Bira responds to Prime Minister's 'Bobbies on the Beat' plan

11 Apr 2025

Bira has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this week on plans to put 'thousands of Bobbies back on the Beat' with a new neighbourhood policing guarantee.
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ACT parent company Bira warns of 'Atrocious April' as shop price inflation rises

1 Apr 2025

Bira has voiced serious concerns over the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index for March 2025.
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ACT parent company Bira says Spring Statement fails to address high street crisis

26 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has said the Chancellor's Spring Statement delivered today has failed to address the "perfect storm" of cost pressures facing independent retailers across the UK,... Read more…

ACT parent company Bira outlines key priorities ahead of Spring Budget

25 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has outlined its key priorities ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Budget statement.
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Bristol-based cycling charity Life Cycle now offering Cytech training courses

20 Mar 2025

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle mechanics, have partnered with Bristol-based charity Life Cycle to offer a range of bicycle mechanic... Read more…

High street 'death knell' – indie retailers, including cycle shops, shutting doors ahead of April tax rises

12 Mar 2025

Towns and cities across Britain are already seeing a wave of closures as independent businesses shut their doors ahead of April’s triple tax burden, including those in the cycling retail... Read more…

Research shows UK businesses hiring more as consumer confidence lifts

5 Mar 2025

New research has revealed a recent uptick in UK consumer confidence, leading to increased hiring by businesses, with the retail sector responding positively to signs of economic resilience.
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Independent cycle shop becomes first retailer to stock new local bike brand

28 Feb 2025

Independent cycling retailer and ACT member Velo Fit has become the first to stock a new brand of bikes focused on combining quality and affordability.
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Bira cautiously welcomes new crime and policing bill to tackle retail crime across high street businesses

26 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has cautiously welcomed Labour's Crime and Policing Bill but is calling for urgent action and immediate funding to address the surge in retail crime affecting independent... Read more…

Bira warns of 'troubled times ahead' despite interest rate cut

7 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has warned that retailers across Britain face troubled times ahead despite today's Bank of England interest rate cut to 4.5%, as the Bank halves its growth forecast for... Read more…

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ACT announces new partnership with legal specialists WorkNest

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News

The ACT has teamed up with employment law, HR, and health and safety experts WorkNest as the association's new legal partner.

WorkNest & ACT

The partnership will provide ACT members with a wealth of benefits, including first-class legal advice, hands-on practical support, the latest legislation and best practices for your organisation, and access to a team of solicitors and employment specialists.

The new service also refreshes aspects of the ACT's previous legal offering, including replacing the seldom-used tax investigation protection with a host of other key benefits such as:

  • Employment law advice and protection
  • Hundreds of legal template documents
  • Representation in and cost covered of employment tribunals with cover for up to £50,000
  • Protection against PAYE investigations
  • Jury service protection
  • Data protection

WorkNest & ACT

Further benefits of the new partnership with WorkNest include HMRC and VAT guidance and assistance, with the entire service fully included in the cost of gold and silver membership to the ACT.

WorkNest is the UK’s leading provider of external employment law, HR, and health and safety services for businesses. The company's highly qualified advisory teams help thousands of organisations nationwide, ranging from small businesses at a single location to large household names.

For full details on the new partnership and to get in touch with WorkNest to discover just how much they can help your business, click the link here.

WorkNest & ACT

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