Savvy small businesses benefit from superb broadband subsidy

Broadband connection vouchers for small businesses worth £3,000 each are being given out now to SMEs by the Government. Great news for businesses currently struggling to compete with snail paced internet connections. We love helping out micro and SME businesess and came acros ...
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Unsung Work Heroes Need To Be Recognised

We need to do more to recognise Unsung Heroes. The real heroes in any business are those that you never hear about, until you personally have a problem. They’re the people that keep the wheels turning. They’re not usually in the high-profile roles, and they certainly for the ...
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National Payroll Week 2018

The most important event of the year is upon us! It’s more important than birthdays, Christmas and even the day when we see the first Creme Egg on the shelf! We are celebrating…National Payroll Week! Organised by the CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals), ...
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Excellence Comes As Standard For Payroll Professionals

Payroll Professionals shortlisted for CIPP Excellence awards. National Payroll Week looks to celebrate the best the payroll industry has to offer and it’s great to see the shortlisted nominations for the Chartered Institute of Payroll coming out in advance of the week c ...
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7 Benefits of a Work Life Balance for Employers & Employees

The benefits of a strong work-life balance is as important for your business as it is for your employees. Helping your employees keep their professional and personal lives in harmony will pay dividends down the line. What is the work-life balance theory? The work-life balance ...
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There is no Gender Pay Gap. Is there?

If I asked you whether you had a Gender Pay Gap issues in your business what would you say? Would you think that it doesn’t happen at your place of work, but might be more widespread in other companies. So, not in your backyard? Some startling research has come out from YouGo ...
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Back issues can cause pain for people AND businesses

Back pain is on the rise and it’s not because we’re overexerting ourselves. Quite the opposite actually; excessive sitting is becoming pandemic and we shouldn’t be burying our heads in the sand about what it is probably doing to us. According to the NHS, sitting for long peri ...
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UK workers are missing out on legal holiday entitlement

A new report from the TUC (Trades Union Congress) has revealed that 2.2 million UK employees are losing out on their legal holiday entitlement, which equates to £3bn of paid leave per year. UK law states that full time workers must receive a minimum of 28 days of paid leave p ...
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Bacs Approved Exploits Ensure Extraordinary Payroll Success

If you’re looking to outsource your payroll make sure the outsourced payroll supplier has Bacs Approved status. IRIS FMP has yet again received approved bureau status following its recent triennial inspection,  with Excellent ratings in four of the five categories. Over half ...
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