Business A to Z

Every trade has words it uses without explaining. In business the cost of not knowing one is real: some of them are ordinary jargon and some of them are a decision that can take a house.

Please note: This page explains what a term means. It is general information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice, and it does not know anything about your business. Before you sign, file or commit to anything, check it with an accountant, a solicitor, or the official guidance we link to.

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3 terms filed under H.

H

Health and safety at work

The duty to keep people safe. Proportionate to the risk, and not optional.

HMRC enquiries and investigations

When HMRC looks more closely at a return. Common, and manageable.

Holiday pay and entitlement

5.6 weeks a year minimum, and calculating it for irregular hours is where it goes wrong.

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