Trustees’ liability
It is flattering to be invited to become a trustee of a charity, but the role does entail responsibilities – and potential liability. Some charities are incorporated, like limited companies, and others are not. In the same way as shareholders in limited companies, trustees of incorporated charities are not personally responsible for any of the […]
Employee Share Schemes
More than 10,000 UK companies offer share incentive schemes to their employees which benefit from government tax concessions. There are four types of scheme: Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE); Share Incentive Plans (SIPs); Company Share Option Plans (CSOPs); and Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs). SAYE schemes allow employees to invest up to £500 per month over a period of […]
The march of the robots
Most people’s perception of a robot is a replica of a human being on the lines of Star Wars’ R2-D2. But the reality is rather different. Robotics – the name given to this field of development – has been defined as “a branch of engineering which overlaps with electronics, computer science, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, nanotechnology […]