Give your business a boost and ‘move on up’ to North East England September 8, 2021 | Sponsored The coronavirus pandemic has seen organisations in all sectors find new, innovative ways of working. From remote and hybrid offices, to the adoption of new digital technologies like video conferencing and cloud computing; the pace of change has been unprecedented. Another significant trend – one that was well established before the pandemic but has continued [...]
Back to the office: Can employers bar unvaccinated people from the office? September 7, 2021 As the Covid vaccine rollout is maturing across Britain, an increasing number of employers have indicated they will require their staff to be vaccinated before they can return to the office. Earlier this year, Pimlico Plumbers was the first company in London to publicly announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its founder revealed [...]
Here’s how much you must put into your child’s JISA to get them on the housing ladder September 6, 2021 Parents and grandparents face putting away more than £3,000 per year typically to help children on to the property ladder in adulthood, and in London it’s more than double that. A child born in 2021 would need average annual deposits of £3,129 into their Junior Isa (Jisa) to afford the average UK first-time buyer deposit [...]
Tech industry experts warn of “perfect storm” for job shortages September 6, 2021 New data shows that the tech industry has been hit hard by staff shortages, with the deficit approaching 70,000. Between August 23 and 29 there were 1.66m active job openings in the UK with 68,929 adverts for programmers and software development professionals. According to the REC, August saw the highest figures for weekly job adverts [...]
Petition calling on John Lewis to pay Real Living Wage signed by 30,000 September 6, 2021 A petition calling on the John Lewis Partnership to pay disgruntled staff the Real Living Wage has amassed almost 30,000 signatures. According the the petition a fifth of workers are paid under the real living wage, priced at £9.50 per hour across the UK and £10.85 in London despite the company being employee owned. The [...]
Poor home connectivity risks “jeopardising” switch to hybrid working September 6, 2021 Uncertainty around how businesses should support staff with digital connectivity issues could undermine the UK’s shift to hybrid working, according to new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and CityFibre. The CMI/CityFibre polling of over 1,000 managers shows a significant appetite for long term flexible working arrangements, including at least some periods of home [...]
Afdhel Aziz: Accountants should help businesses realise good is the new cool September 6, 2021 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Afdhel Aziz left a successful career in marketing to found his purpose consultancy, Conspiracy of Love. He tells Laurence Eastham why accountants must help businesses redirect their energies from ‘cool’ to ‘good’ There’s no denying that Afdhel Aziz is cool. He joins the interview with CA magazine from [...]
More than half UK SMEs delay adopting IR35 tax reforms September 6, 2021 More than half of the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not put in formal processes to adhere to changes to the IR35 rules, according to a new survey. A survey from advisory firm BDO found 55 per cent of SMEs using contract workers say they will worry about IR35 reforms when businesses return [...]
Three amazing jobs to apply for this week September 3, 2021 As summer draws to a close (sad times), we’ll all start noticing changes. The weather, the kids back to school and so on. These changes may inspire you to make some changes of your own – where your job is concerned of course. September is notoriously a popular month for people looking for new jobs, [...]
Ready for retirement? Top tips for boosting your pension pot today September 2, 2021 | Sponsored Giving your pension savings a boost and assessing where you stand can give you some peace of mind that you are on track for a comfortable retirement. After all, the sooner you act to sort out your pension, the more you could benefit over the long term. From increasing your contributions to checking your underlying [...]
