Menopausal women

The Labour Party’s Menopause Policy Plan

November 22, 2019
In September this year, Dawn Butler of the Labour Party described their plan to implement a new policy should they win the upcoming election; mandatory workplace menopause policies. In the current political climate, this idea is likely to cause some controversy, but should bu ...
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Is Your Business Taking Employee Wellbeing Seriously In 2020?

November 21, 2019
It’s no secret that mental health is an increasingly prominent concern in today’s society, and it’s because of this that conversation about employee wellbeing has grown over the past few years. According to research carried out by REBA (Reward & Employee Benefits Associat ...
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Shut UP

Research Shows You Should Shut Up So Others Can Think Better

November 18, 2019
Shut up. Please. Is this typical of your office? A handful of people are talking about the latest movie, noisily discussing this actress and that actor.  The phone is ringing with new and existing customers and colleagues chasing you down.  The radio blurts out the latest tun ...
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How to do Payroll for Start-Ups

November 13, 2019
Entering the world of business management can be extremely rewarding, but there are many elements that can leave you feeling overwhelmed. One such element is getting started with payroll. As soon as you employ just one person, there are considerations to make about your respo ...
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Parental leave

Who has set the Highest bar for parental leave? ?

November 11, 2019
Standard Life gives birth to new parental leave policy. Parental leave continues to be a hot topic, with Standard Life Aberdeen announcing the birth of a new parental leave policy. The new policy gives its 4500 employees nine months’ leave, with the scheme starting from ...
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How Long do Bacs Payments Take? And Other Questions

November 6, 2019
The term Bacs means Bank Account Clearing System.  Bacs payments are the most commonly used system for monetary transactions in the business world in the UK, and of course for payroll. They can be Direct Debits or Direct Credits, but in the case of the former, the requester m ...
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How To Make HR Easier

November 4, 2019
For small businesses, building an HR department can be a complicated and stressful task. Human Resources personnel may not have been top on your list of priorities at the outset of your company’s life, but with expansion often comes a need for HR experts. Instead of being int ...
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IRIS FMP attempts to smash Guinness World Records for charity

October 28, 2019
As you may have seen on our blog and social media channels throughout 2019, this year has been all about Huntington’s Disease Association at IRIS FMP. We chose them as our charity of the year for reasons very close to our hearts, and made it our mission to raise as much money ...
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Charity Payroll Fraud

6 sins that lead to charity payroll fraud

October 23, 2019
Charity Payroll fraud is high on the agenda during Charity Fraud Awareness Week. Your charity’s payroll should be the first to be protected. Losses incurred through payroll fraud can be devastating to a charity, creating financial and reputational carnage. NCVO Trusted payrol ...
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5 Reward nominations crown a superb year at IRIS FMP

October 9, 2019
IRIS FMP has stolen 5 reward nominations for The Rewards, the flagship awards event that evolved from the Payroll World Awards. IRIS FMP is led by CEO Justin Cottrell, a winner of the  ‘Best Leader’ award category in previous years (pictured). The event still has  ...
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Monitoring Your Employees at Work

October 3, 2019
The concept of monitoring employees is a controversial one. Employers thinking about introducing a method of monitoring in the workplace need to give due consideration to the impacts it might have. Thought should be given not only to the possible effects on employee morale, b ...
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