BREXIT: What does the vote to leave mean for the UK?
In the light of recent events, IMA encourages businesses to keep London and the UK on the list of best places where you can live, work and from where you can build a global presence. Medical Device companies will be happy to know that the BREXIT vote does not have an impact on the way in which the NHS operates. The National Health Service remains the best healthcare system in the world, as rated by an international panel of experts, and it will continue to be the Gold Standard and an immutable point of reference.
What is required for an FDI client to be legal in the UK?
Our HR & Recruitment Director Esther McLeod will be running a workshop on the 8th of February for London and Partners. The workshop will focus on the Do’s and Don’t’s for Foreign Direct Investors who wish to set up in the UK.
GREAT Tech Awards Winners
IMA proudly supports the ‘GREAT Tech Awards Competition 2015‘ organised by UKTI USA. Seven tech companies have been selected as the winners of the UK government’s third annual GREAT Tech Awards. We congratulate all the participants and we look forward to meet the winners in the UK. You can read the official press release below. [PRESS RELEASE] NEW YORK – 30 October 2015: Seven US tech companies have been selected as the winners of the UK government’s third annual GREAT Tech Awards. The winners were announced last night at a gala in New York City hosted by Danny Lopez, British Consul General in New York. The winners represent innovative companies in the US tech scene that aim to build an international presence. They will receive a bespoke business development trip to the UK during the week of 30 November 2015. The category winners are: for CleanTech,…
GREAT Tech Awards Competition
IMA is a proud supporter of the ‘GREAT Tech Awards Competition 2015‘ organised by UKTI USA. Managing Director Nigel Taylor will be offering business development services and market entry advice to the lucky winners. Nigel established IMA in 2003 following a career as a sales focused General Management where he led major Government PFI bids in the vehicle Leasing Industry. Throughout Nigel’s career he was constantly being asked to do things which neither he or his company had ever done before; accordingly, IMA has been established to support companies who experience the same issues Nigel faced during his own corporate career. About the Competition Twenty-four tech companies have been announced on the 30th of September as finalists for the UK government’s third annual GREAT Tech Awards. Danny Lopez, British Consul General to New York, announced the names at a reception at the British Residence in Manhattan today.…
Shared parental leave: early and late arrivals
The new shared parental leave (SPL) regime – which came into force on 1 December 2014 – will be available to eligible parents where their baby is due on, or after, 5 April 2015. What happens if the baby is born late or early? What is shared parental leave? The new, rather complex, shared parental leave (SPL) regime came into force on 1 December 2014 . Eligible parents of babies due on, or after, 5 April 2015 will be able to take SPL – either together or at completely different times – in the first year of their child’s life. The mother will still have to take her two weeks’ compulsory maternity leave following the birth but, thereafter, she can curtail her right to maternity leave and the parents may split the remaining 50 weeks between them. Note. The amount of SPL which may be taken in…
Flexible shared parental leave
A new system of flexible shared parental leave (SPL) is to be introduced in 2015. It has been described as an “utter nightmare” for employers, but what’s the less talked about catch for employees? An overhaul. For some time now the government has been talking about overhauling the rights of parents to take time off work following the birth of a child. The current system is regarded as antiquated and doesn’t do enough to help new fathers. To the disgust of many employers, it’s been confirmed that flexible shared parental leave (SPL) is to be introduced in 2015 in England, Scotland and Wales. How will it work? When this happens a new mother will be able to convert the majority of her 52 weeks’ statutory maternity leave into SPL. Whilst the first two weeks must remain as compulsory maternity leave, she and her partner will be…