HELP TO GROW : DIGITAL SCHEME

‘Help to Grow: Digital’ is a UK-wide scheme to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt digital technologies that are proven to increase productivity. The scheme offers: • free, impartial advice and guidance about what digital technology is best suited to your business and how it can boost your business’ performance  • targeted financial support, if your business […]

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International Women’s Day 2022 #breakthebias

About IWD With the first event held in 1911, International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.  The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s […]

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STATUTORY SICK PAY REBATE SCHEME TO CLOSE 17 MARCH 2022

The government have announced that the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will close on 17‌‌‌ ‌March‌‌‌ ‌2022. Employers and their agents will have until 24‌‌‌ ‌March‌‌‌ ‌2022 to submit any new claims for absence periods up to 17‌‌‌ ‌March‌‌‌ ‌2022, or to amend claims already submitted. Employers will no longer be able to claim back Statutory […]

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PAYROLLING BENEFITS IN KIND

HMRC are encouraging more employers to payroll employee benefits in kind rather than declaring benefits on the end of year P11D. They have included guidance on registering to use the scheme in their latest employer bulletin. If employers haven’t already done so they should register online now or before 5 April 2022 to payroll employee […]

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HOW TO ‘SCAM-PROOF’ MESSAGES TO YOUR CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published new guidance for businesses on creating trustworthy customer text and telephone messages. The guidance follows a rise in text and call-based scams such as those involving fake parcel deliveries, the most prevalent type of ‘smishing’ text messages in 2021. The guidance covers various aspects of secure customer […]

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NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2022

What is NAW 2022? National Apprenticeship Week 2022, starting on 7 February  brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. Events listing Over 1,200 virtual and in-person events for stakeholders, businesses, training providers and schools will take […]

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BUSINESS TRENDS 2022

The working environment continues to change at a fast pace, and it’s important to adapt appropriately. Businesses across the world have been grappling with rapid transformation because of changes to working practices, shifts in buyer behaviour and ongoing economic uncertainty. The way we work is evolving In the last 18 months, the shift to agile […]

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