{"id":962,"date":"2014-03-07T15:44:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T15:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jackross.com\/blog\/?p=962"},"modified":"2014-03-07T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T15:44:29","slug":"business-groups-call-for-prompt-payment-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/business-groups-call-for-prompt-payment-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Business groups call for prompt payment reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business groups have called for reform of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) after data showed that more than half of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) members were not paid by the agreed date.<\/p>\n<p>The PPC is a Government-backed scheme to encourage businesses to pay their suppliers on time and within clearly defined terms.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB wants the Government to strengthen the PPC to make it simpler for firms to take action over late payments. It also wants to see a culture change among large private sector businesses that repeatedly pay late.<\/p>\n<p>The survey of 8,000 FSB members found that 51 per cent of those providing goods and services to large businesses were paid late during 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB data shows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>34 per cent reported that late payments led to reduced profitability<\/li>\n<li>32 per cent said late payments forced them to pay their suppliers late<\/li>\n<li>29 per cent said late payments were restricting business growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Allan, national chairman of the FSB, said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the economy gets stronger we must do everything we can [to] help businesses and late payment is an issue the Government and large businesses must tackle. Small businesses simply can&#8217;t be expected to lend interest free to their large customers, which is in effect what extended payment terms and late payments results in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Fell, director of competitive markets at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), joined the FSB in calling for reform:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable that many firms are being held back from growing and creating jobs because they are owed thousands of pounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The CBI has published a list of recommendations to reform the PPC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All companies should publish their supplier payment policies<\/li>\n<li>A flexible \u2018target\u2019 maximum payment term should be introduced<\/li>\n<li>Government should provide guidance on the legal term \u2018grossly unfair\u2019 in contract law so businesses have confidence when negotiating payments<\/li>\n<li>Large businesses should give clear guidance about their payment processes on their websites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business groups have called for reform of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) after data showed that more than half of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) members were not paid by the agreed date. The PPC is a Government-backed scheme to encourage businesses to pay their suppliers on time and within clearly defined terms. 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