Autumn 2009 Newsletter Contents Tin Hats Required Trust In Money Beat The Hike Expenses A - Z On The Job Training Pay In Lieu Pension Pot Opportunity Knocks ISAy ISAy ISAy Fair Exchange? Scrappage The Value Of IR35 Loss And Profit End Of The Holidays Da Vinci Or PAYE? Last Orders Foreign Peril Quadruple Entry It's A Date All Change Good Health! O Lucky Man! Be Prepared An Inspector Calls SA Or Not SA? Now You're Asking I Only Work Here You Want It When? Dirty Laundry? No Smoke Without Fire Corporate Manslaughter

No Smoke Without Fire An anonymous employee tipped off the local council that people were smoking in his employer's premises even though that has been prohibited since 1 July 2007. Council officers visited and found evidence that this was the case. They issued a warning, but returned after the whistleblower told them that nothing had changed. The operations director was found smoking at his desk and was issued with a £50 fixed penalty. He refused to pay, and did not turn up in court to defend himself so the fine was increased to £265. It's a reminder of the responsibilities of all employers to make sure that their premises are smoke-free. If anyone doesn't like smoke, they have the power and the right to bring down the law on the firm - even if it's a junior employee, rather than a director, who is smoking.