Fiducia TogetherRetention of title
A clause keeping ownership of goods until they are paid for.
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500 terms, showing 381–390 (page 39 of 50).
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Retentions
Part of a payment held back until a job is signed off. Common in construction, and often never released.
Return on investment
What you got back compared with what you put in.
Reverse charge
Also called Domestic reverse charge, VAT reverse charge
A VAT rule that moves the obligation to account for the tax from the supplier to the customer.
Reverse logistics
Handling returns. A cost centre that is also a retention opportunity.
Reviews and reputation
What customers say about you in public, and the rules about it.
Right to disconnect and out of hours
Expectations about contact outside working time.
Right to work
Also called Right to work check, Illegal working
Checking that someone may legally work in the UK, before they start. A statutory duty with large civil penalties.
Risk register
A written list of what could go wrong, how likely it is, how bad it would be, and who is doing something about it.
ROAS
Also called Return on ad spend, ROI on advertising
Revenue produced per pound of advertising. Looks like profitability and is not.
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