Just Can’t Get the Staff – The Great Resignation of 2021

the causes might still be up for a bit of heated debate, there’s no doubt that we’re facing an acute skills and worker shortage which is threatening the UK’s economic recovery from the pandemic. With job vacancies across all sectors being at their highest level since records began in 2001, we look at what’s happening…

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The Budget and Your Business – What You Need to Know

like the leaves changing colour and glut of cut priced pumpkins in the shops, the Autumn budget is as true a sign as any of the movement into autumn in the UK. And this year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak had some difficult decisions to make in order to regain ground after the record-breaking emergency financial measures…

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Taming the Tide: How to Manage Payroll for a Fluctuating Workforce in Construction

The UK construction industry thrives on flexibility. Projects ramp up and scale down, demanding a workforce that can adapt to ever-changing demands. While this project based nature is essential for growth, it creates a significant and often complex challenge for in house payroll teams: managing a constantly fluctuating workforce.From short term subcontractors brought in for…

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When Times Are Tough, You Find Out Who Your Friends Are

Did your supply chain support you when you needed it most?

With all the confusion and uncertainty around the Governments Job Retention Scheme, did you and your contractors benefit from:

Timely Job Retention Scheme Updates to You & Your Contractors

System Upgrade for Contractors to See Their Furlough Pay Calculations

1,000’s Paid Furlough on Gross Income (Not NMW)

100’s of…

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Staff Onboarding In Education Post-Coronavirus

Providing Stability Throughout Unstable Times

Effective onboarding is often identified as a crucial strategy to ensure that new staff remain engaged in their new role, and it is now more important than ever that teachers and educational staff feel supported, to prevent losses of staff due to burnout or stress.But with the Department for Education announcing…

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Should You Care About ESG?

What is ESG and why should you care?

The pandemic has forced a noticeable shift towards more socially conscious business practices, with companies looking outside of profit as a measure for future growth and success. The non-financial metrics that are the current hot topics are Environmental, Social and Governance factors which make up the blanket term…

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