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First things first, sorry for the lack of posts last week (and for leaving you with that picture to look at), I managed to poison myself with some food that was apparently less fresh than it looked. The lesson here is even if you cook it thoroughly it can still make you very ill.

Getting back on track, one of the questions that was sent in recently asked for an explanation of the best way to request your holiday from the Gabem Umbrella Company. With the holiday season approaching this seemed an especially topical question, so we've put a page together as a simple how-to of requesting holiday pay. It will go into all the detail you need to make requesting holiday pay as trouble free as possible. If there is something you would like us to add let me know and we'll add it to the guide here .

It's more important to bring this up earlier this year than in previous years, as unclaimed holiday pay needs to be requested to be paid before the end of each tax year (otherwise it will be lost), and Easter falls after April in 2009. That means Christmas might be one of the most convenient times to claim your holiday pay before year end at the beginning of April.

It's pre-budget report time here again (or at least that's what the news services are telling us), so as usual we're waiting with baited breath to see what delights the government has for us. Ironically this year we may have some slightly more positive news for a change as the government looks to boost the economy.

Once it's out and we've given it the once over I'll be sure to let you know our take on it.

The observant or frequent visitors amongst you may have noticed that Susan has updated her legal bits this month she's talking about contracting during an economic downturn, certainly something worth taking a look at.

As always feel free to get in touch, we'd be happy to hear from you. Drive safe.

Hugo
12/11/2008