Building in a short meditation break into your working day can help you to feel sharper, more refreshed and energised. The modern workplace is mentally and physically demanding. As business has become more global and complex, we are constantly juggling priorities, multi-tasking and chasing deadlines. Depending on your job, you will experience varying degrees of…

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a firm’s operations. There is growing interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the business community. Many people have strong views and expectations when it comes to corporate behaviour, and at the same time an appreciation that businesses are part of…

Buffer is a tool that lets you schedule your social media posts across multiple platforms. Businesses are focusing their marketing and business development efforts online, more than ever before. This presents managers with new challenges such as how to manage multiple social media accounts, a company website and various other online marketing assets. Posting the…

With many of us now working from home, making video conference calls, uploading documents and conducting business online, how can firms ensure that their data and systems are secure? Update your network security While you should really do this on a regular, ongoing basis, making sure your devices are completely up to date with the…

JOB SUPPORT SCHEME STARTS 1 NOVEMBER The Chancellor has announced a new 6 month Job Support Scheme to help businesses and employees survive the winter months. We are still awaiting full details of the scheme that will replace the current “flexible furlough” scheme but the main features are as follows:- Employers of all sizes will…

Over the course of the past few months, we have all had to adapt to working remotely. Despite lockdown restrictions, many businesses have found ways to move their operations online, with all staff working remotely. This has given rise to an increased volume of virtual meetings on services such as Skype, Zoom, Teams, WebEx or…

In the current challenging trading environment, many firms are asking more and more of their team. As such, having an effective reward strategy has never been more important. COVID-19 has tested every business and challenged all of us to come up with new ways of working. Spare bedrooms have become home offices, workers have had…

A positive attitude, a strong work ethic, an innovative mindset, being a team player – are just as important to employers as practical skills and academic background. It is important to have teams of people who have the hard skills to do a job – i.e. they’re qualified, have relevant experience, can write code, design…

Live Streaming is a great way to market to your target audience, in real time. During lockdown, many businesses have turned to webinars and online talks as a way to market themselves. Livestreaming is a development of this – but delivery is in real time. Live streaming is transmitting live video footage over the internet…

NOTIFY HMRC OF OVERCLAIMED CJRS “FURLOUGH” GRANTS WITHIN 90 DAYS The calculation of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants has proven to be complex, particularly as HMRC frequently changed the rules and the method of computation. Consequently, many errors have arisen and need to be corrected. The latest Finance Act requires employers to notify HMRC within…