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Last year the government introduced legislation designed to encourage employees to start saving for their retirement. The scheme, known as Auto Enrolment, requires companies to provide and contribute to a pension for their employees, and there are penalties for those who do not comply. The Mover asked Dena Al-Dossary, Work Place Pensions Co-ordinator for financial advisers the Charles Derby Group to explain what the new rules mean and how they affect your business.
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 Lacey’s Removals on the Isle of Wight has been run by three generations of the same family since it was first established back in 1924. In recent years it’s been Craig Lacey holding the reins.
 Sherif Gabriel, 24, is the Marketing and Operations Executive at Intermove Egypt in Cairo. Established in 1991, the company is owned by his father, Wassim Gabriel, 52. Sherif spoke enthusiastically to us about his love for the industry, the company’s heritage, the removals trade in Egypt and Intermove Egypt’s plans for the future.
 UniGroup Relocation Network’s global managing director Paul Bernardt took time out to update The Mover with some important changes and benefits that its new rebrand will bring to its members and clients.
 Since Rudolph Diesel invented his compression-ignition engine in 1897, it’s been through a technological transformation. But despite efficiency and power gains the original principle remains the same and the chemistry remains inescapable: we are still burning a fossil fuel to make a reciprocating engine work.
 It was back in 2011 that The Mover first reported on Anthony Walmsley, a young man just starting out in the business with his company Army Ants in Preston. Two years later, Steve Jordan braved the M6 to see how he is getting on building his business despite tough trading conditions.
 Earlier this year, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) issued its long-awaited update to fork lift truck safety guidelines entitled: Rider-operated lift trucks. Operator training and safe use. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (L117). By Owen Delaney, Technical Manager, Fork Lift Truck Association
 ‘The Lucky Country’ – Australia has come a long way. In the 200 or so years since the first European settlers dropped anchor in Sydney Harbour in 1788, the country has progressed from being a British prison colony to a world leader in resource production. By Ed Roberts
 OSS World Wide Movers Australia has just celebrated the official opening of its new Sydney office and storage depot.
 Read about Tony and Majella Oro of Whybirds Removals, Bob Nuss of Nuss Relocations and his deadly house guest and Allied Pickfords Australia's Chris Killick shares his observations on shipment traffic in and out of Australia.
Last year the government introduced legislation designed to encourage employees to start saving for their retirement.
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MovingJapan.com has advised The Mover of new Importer Filing regulations for shipments into Japan that come into effect in March 2014.
 Selwyn Blyth, employment law specialist at Pinsent Masons, comments on the latest trolling backlash and the growing importance of social media policies in the workplace
 The Freight Transport Association has launched a new Internet-based app which enables drivers to carry out their vehicle walk-around checks with the aid of an electronic device.
 Volvo Trucks has released a film featuring a hamster - ‘Charlie’ - steering a Volvo FMX up the side of a Spanish quarry.
 The Road Haulage Association has endorsed the IRTEC voluntary accreditation scheme that assesses the safety and competence of technicians working on commercial vehicles.
 The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced new proposals to remove the most unsafe lorries from the capital.
 Road safety charity Brake, is launching a series of free and low-cost webinars, seminars, and an accompanying guidance report, aimed at helping small to medium size enterprises avoid costly and potentially devastating at-work road crashes.
 The finale of London’s Australian Football League season took place at Motspur Park in South West London on 17 August with West London Wildcats, sponsored by Anglo Pacific, taking victory in two out of the three divisions.
 Materials handling equipment manufacturer Jungheinrich has announced a £6 million investment in the extensive fleet of fork lift trucks and other handling products that it offers for short term rental.
Bishops Move looks at key elements of the autumn statement: fuel duty price freeze; stamp duty rates; and the introduction of charging non-UK residents capital gains tax on sales of UK properties.
According to Hamptons International, estate agents in London and the South East, the announcement that the government will introduce Capital Gains Tax on property gains for foreign investors will have little effect on the number of transactions.
Commercial Property News: Autumn Statement 2013 special How the Autumn Statement 2013 affects property
 NHBC's latest registration statistics show that house-building levels in the UK continue to show improvement on recent years, with figures for July 19% higher (13,539) than the same month last year (11,391).
According to Sanderson’s Removals of Boston Spa, activity in Yorkshire’s Golden Triangle housing market is once again on an upward trajectory.
T he Pensions Regulator has confirmed that the millionth worker has been enrolled into a workplace pension as a result of the government’s automatic enrolment scheme.
Pickfords has been voted in the Top Ten International Movers by Which Offshore, an independent online consumer resource for those seeking information and advice about expatriate life and offshore finance.
 Kilmarnock Removals International raised money for Rett UK by sponsoring a football match at Kilmarnock FC.
 An apprenticeship is a way for young people and adult learners to earn while they learn in a real job, gaining a real qualification and a real future.
Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6)
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