WHA are pleased that Nikki Spoor, head of audit and regulation, will sit on a special ICAEW advisory committee as an expert on outbound travel and tourism. Enclosed below is an article published in Travel Weekly for the week commencing 11 December 2014:- For all the latest news from the travel industry please visit www.travelweekly.co.uk…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne gave his annual Autumn Statement to Parliament on 3 December 2014. Some of its contents made the headlines and gave rise to debate, but what do the changes mean for you and your business? Enclosed is a Autumn Statement review which highlights all of the proposed changes:- WHA…
Chancellor George Osborne released details from his Autumn Statement today. Some of the legislation changes were expected but others were more surprising. Also some changes were put into swift immediate action. Our detailed Autumn Statement Report will follow shortly but enclosed are some of the main changes:- Effective immediately: Major reform of Stamp Duty Land…
The acquisition of Monarch by private equity firm Greybull will be the fore runner to a number of substantial travel acquisitions by private equity firms. Chris Lee, Head of Travel at Barclays, wrote an article in the travel press this week highlighting that most travel M&A activity was emanating from private equity with little happening…
A ruling at a recent Employment Tribunal Appeal case could lead to claims by hundreds of thousands of workers who do overtime.The ruling is the latest development in a case concerning the inclusion of other elements of pay in the overall calculation of holiday pay, such as sales commissions. In the past many employers have…
The internet has since its inception delivered many new words for our everyday personal and business vocabulary. Terms such Email, Social Media, E-Commerce, Firewalls, Spamming and Blogging have now become familiar to all of us. 10 years ago “The Cloud” was something in the sky that would bring rain or shade from the sun. But…
There have been significant changes relating to EMI options and other employee share ownership arrangements (approved and unapproved) which have taken effect since 6 April 2014 even though the 2014 Finance Act which will implement them did not become law until 17 July 2014. The changes have been both technical and administrative and are reviewed…
Auto Enrolment – Are You Ready? You may have been aware of the government’s “We’re all in” advertising campaign, which refers to reforms to workplace pensions.In the past you may have thought that this only relates to larger firms with typically over 250 employees. This has been the case since October 2012, but its coming…
On the 25 of June 2014, WHA’s Nikki Spoor acted as a moderator and interviewed Diane Bouzebiba, the Managing Director of Amadeus UK and Ireland, at an event hosted by the Association of Women Travel Executives. For further information about this event, please visit the enclosed link for an article by Lucy Huxley written for…
Richmond Cricket Club, Old Deer Park, was the location of the annual “Travel Industry Cricket Match” between White Hart Associates (WHA) and MacIntyre Hudson. Many of the great and the good of the industry were there, either to participate or just to take in the atmosphere. And whilst WHA won a closely contested game by…
