5 Tips For Managing A Global Workforce

August 3, 2016
Managing a global workforce has never been easier. We live in a world of 24hr communication that allows even the smallest business the opportunity to connect to a global network of customers. Hiring a global workforce allows you to source talent from any location, giving you ...
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What Could Brexit Mean for HR and How Can You Prepare?

August 2, 2016
In the wake of the Brexit vote, HR departments across the UK are facing a long period of uncertainty, and many unanswered questions. Although a decision has been taken that Britain will leave the EU, at present there is no clear timetable and no certainty about exactly what f ...
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Care sector changes reliant on good payroll strategy

August 2, 2016
The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in the care sector, and subsequent uncertainty of occupational migration post Brexit, creates a situation where the understanding of care sector payroll will play a key strategic role in the success of care home operators ove ...
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IRIS FMP delighted with two further payroll award nominations

August 1, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services has been nominated again for two awards at the Payroll World awards in November 2016 – the payroll award nominations being the Payroll Provider of the Year award and Best Leader award for Neil Lagden. The payroll award nominations, which showca ...
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Lagden shortlisted as best leader at industry awards

August 1, 2016
Neil Lagden, IRIS FMP Payroll Services Managing Director, has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Leader Award’ at the Payroll World Awards being held in central London in November 2016. Neil has kept his finger on the business pulse at IRIS FMP despite having to deal ...
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You’ll Never Guess What People Were Paid Back Then…

July 27, 2016
For as long as people have had an entrepreneurial spirit, there has been a need for payroll. Since ancient times, the employer/employee relationship has been one of the pillars of growing civilizations. Travel back 5,000 years to Mesopotamia and you would have found ancient p ...
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Is £17,647 too little for care homes in crisis?

July 25, 2016
There has been lots of scaremongering in the care industry press about levels of debt and the ability to make any sort of reasonable return from care homes. Recent BBC research suggests an average profit before tax of just £17647 for care home operators. Is it worth all the t ...
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What if payroll was like the best take away?

July 22, 2016
If you were looking at finding a new payroll provider and had the opportunity to choose the best payroll solution from one place, you’d do it, right? Just Eat model changes perceptions One of my favourite conversations when meeting new people is around food and the choice the ...
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The Impact of Brexit on SMEs

July 20, 2016
“The times, they are a’changing” Small businesses are not known for resilience in troubled times. The recent Brexit decision represents one of the biggest changes ever to occur in the UK, the result of which could lead to trouble. Changing times can bring ex ...
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National Living Wage – Who do you believe?

July 18, 2016
A round up of recent articles has left me a little concerned about the fallout from the National Living Wage. News on the Payroll World website ‘NLW has not led to job losses’ seemed very encouraging, with research from the Resolution Foundation from 500 UK businesses suggest ...
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Advantages of Cloud Based HR Systems

July 18, 2016
Cloud computing has become ever more important in many different areas of our working lives. People in all types of offices and workplaces now work together and store information on the web as a matter of routine. HR and payroll have also been transformed by the rapid progres ...
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