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    Non-competition clause in zero hours contract

    Karl I think the issue is the average worker does not know their rights, and the average manager does not know them either. I have heard multiple stories about a specific retailer who only hires new staff on 0 hour contracts, these staff would often be working full time or near to it. And yet if...
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    Non-competition clause in zero hours contract

    IMO if you offer someone a 0 hour contract, you are not giving them a job, you are giving them the opportunity that IF some work becomes available then you will let them do it. While I completely understand your concerns about trade secrets and reputation, you should also see it from your...
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    List of new businesses

    Not always, on the occasions that I have tried to do this on a budget I have found that the 'designers' are not able to do much except simply load a template onto your website. At the end of the day most of the time you get what you pay for and yes the same equivalent from poorer countries will...
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    EURO Bank account

    I think due to EU legislation (or it might just be combined local legislations) that you have to have a residence in the country to open a bank account. There are transfer services that will allow you to transfer your money into different currencies but I am yet to find a bank that allows you to...
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    EU to unveil Digital Single Market today

    I don't see it as a problem that you don't want to expand your business, and I am very happy for you that you are at a point where you don't want to grow any further. I am sorry if it came across as a 'snide pop' but I have seen so many dooms day articles about how this new legislation or this...
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    Working out pricing for Amazon US/CA & Europe

    with international selling you are always at the mercy of the exchange rate and as you might not get your payment for up to 2 weeks then this can cause the exchange rate to be quite different from when you set the price. What I would recommend is to just use google for the rough exchange rate...
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    Best Postage Solutions For Small E-Commerce Store Selling UK & Overseas

    Don't go direct to companies like DHL or Fedex at this stage, use companies like inter parcel, parcel monkey, wedelivertheworld etc etc. they will give you prices like £10-£20 per parcel for international. For your UK stuff the best service depends on what you want. The cheapest signed for...
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    EU to unveil Digital Single Market today

    How can you read that article and not laugh at the writer? The Moss VAT system is there to stop giants like Amazon from not paying VAT in the countries that they are registered in and are pointedly not aimed at 3rd party sellers like us. At the moment you only have to pay VAT in a EU country...
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    Harsh, I use MyHermes all the time, most customers don't care who drops off the package as long as they get it in good condition and when it comes to my profit margin then its myhermes all the way!
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    It was the UK site, I was going from google as well, it was coming up with an error but is working fine now
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    Amazon Bots, bad for business!

    I get that there are different ways and strategies to use these but the people I am talking about are the ones that set it to just under cut. Using the system in some of the other ways you mentioned to me makes sense, to match prices or even to raise them. But setting all your prices just to...
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    Amazon Bots, bad for business!

    I have noticed a number of people who are using price bots on Amazon (It took me a while, I thought they must just be noticing my price changes quickly) but I can't understand why. From my experience on Amazon the best practice seems to be to match the price of the other sellers, when you...
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    Also Jagpost website appears to be down?
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    There must be a cheaper option in there somewhere. Does anyone know who Amazon uses for their packets? I have a franking machine but because of RM's stupid size restrictions I only send items that fit into the 'small packet' catagory because even if it only weighs 100g, if it is the size of a...
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    eBay experience bad or good?

    I think eBay is exactly what it says it is, most people (including myself at times) get angry with the systems they have in place but when you look at it from a business perspective I do think most of us would probably do the same. At the end of the day eBay is a great place to start your...
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