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    Best way to find an Ambitious Chef ?

    Burnham-on-Sea Somerset Population 19,000 all year Population +20,000 holidaymakers - changing every week from easter to end sept Ideally, we would like to see a Tex-Mex, real Steakhouse or a Greek as these have no competition for miles around.
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    Best way to find an Ambitious Chef ?

    I own a Hotel - we do not serve food (not even breakfast). I have a ground floor space with frontage on the seafront road - the space being approx 500sqm I would like to offer this space to an ambitious and experienced Chef, with aims of running his/her own business. There would be no rent in...
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    Worldpay - Premium Charges ??

    I have been using Worldpay for 3 years now - processing cards by phone, online on my websites and a physical PDQ machine. I'm getting annoyed at the "premium charges" we are paying every month. Worldpay claim to send me details of these every month - though all I get is a csv file with no...
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    VT Cashbook etc for Retail Sales

    Thanks Robert Is it also normal for all of my "accounts" (current a/c, petty cash etc) to show up under a "Bank" Account? I would have thought the heading Bank Account would include however many actual bank accounts I have and then have a "Cash Account" for my actual retail takings; before...
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    VT Cashbook etc for Retail Sales

    Hi Im trying to use VT Cash for my retail (hotel and bar) takings. The income is showing as red on reports and the expenses are showing black - is that correct as it seems strange? Also, the income is showing with a - negative sign. When I change it to positive, it tells me it should...
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    FSB Telecom - Terrible

    We are FSB members and approached FSB Telecom to transfer our business telephone line and separate fax/internet line. That was on March 12th, when they had the completed contract and the MAC code for the internet transfer. On Friday, our fax/internet line went dead. FSB Telecom have a...
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    Part-Time Staff with Other Work

    Thanks Scalloway.
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    Part-Time Staff with Other Work

    Im lost there. You state the threshold is the same for EACH job - so each job can earn £144 before either employer pays employers NI ??? is that correct? Im aware that I need to deduct tax once they go over their tax allowance (which may include other work classed as their main job) but...
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    Part-Time Staff with Other Work

    Im looking to take on some extra bar staff. Ideally I want to keep them below the £144 per week level - as I dont fancy having to pay nearly 14% Employers NI. (Please correct me if I have the figures wrong and its more or less). So, if I employ someone who has a job elsewhere (paying £144...
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    How to test the common sense of potential employees?

    Sorry, but I had to laugh........ Your suggestion in red doesn't go too well with your grammar/spelling errors in bold. Wonder if you'd get the job? Not meant to be confrontational but just found it funny. PS hope I haven't made any errors myself now. :eek:
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    PIR Ceiling Lights with IP20 Rating

    Hi We are looking at LED not flourescent - only real reason to change the lights is to save money on energy cost so LED is the way to go. Im looking at microwave instead of std PIR. I read that microwave will pick up movement through a door - is that correct? If so, it does worry me that...
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    PIR Ceiling Lights with IP20 Rating

    TA8 1 Somerset M5 J22 area
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    PIR Ceiling Lights with IP20 Rating

    Thanks Guys (or Gals) Just need to find a fitter now - can provide a room and breakfast. ;)
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    PIR Ceiling Lights with IP20 Rating

    A little more research has found some microwave motion detector lights (IP44) Price in Poland seems to calculate to £16GBP each inc tax. Obviously shipping to add too. Anyone fancy fitting - or see potential problem? Im guessing they just connect to the power cables in existing...
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    PIR Ceiling Lights with IP20 Rating

    Im looking to change all the old style lights within our hotel corridors (NOT the emergency lighting). Ive only really found two suitable lights; and The first one is IP20 rated and the second is IP44 I prefer the look of the first one but the second has a better IP...
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