Businesses that sell goods and services online and in people’s homes are being reminded that they can have more responsibilities and obligations than those who sell over the counter and on the high street. The warning is in a new guide, published by trading standards experts, and comes after news that a third of businesses
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Employees have witnessed cheating at the office Christmas party
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Is your partner’s office Christmas party coming up? Then you had better get a plus one, as a recent survey reveals nearly half of employees have witnessed a colleague cheating on their better half at the office Christmas bash. A festive survey of 1,000 people, commissioned by stationery company Euroffice, has shows a staggering 43 per cent
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UK finance teams spending almost a day a week on admin tasks
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British finance departments are spending nearly one day a week on general admin tasks, putting a major drain on time and resource, according to new research from Concur. The survey also reveals that 65 per cent of respondents think there is a disconnect between where they spend their time and what they should be focussing on.
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Working parents call for more government and employer support
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The low take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and the lack of affordable childcare options for parents with 0-2 year-olds are both major problems that need to be addressed to support working parents more effectively, according to a new report from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development. The survey of over
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Businesses urged to get plans for currency risk in 2017
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2016 was unquestionably a year of the unexpected. The UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) and Trump’s US Presidency victory were just two shocking moments that triggered currency risk and turbulence in financial markets the world over. In light of these unsettling events, a foreign exchange (FX) expert is warning businesses to not remain
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UK SME owners preparing to work this Christmas Eve
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Zurich’s latest SME Risk Index reveals that more than a quarter (27 per cent) of Britain’s SME owners and decision makers think they will have to work on Christmas Eve, which falls on a Saturday this year, and even 7 per cent are counting on having to work on Christmas Day. Zurich’s latest data shows that, even
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Young Brits believe current employer can make them successful
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Young Brits are not motivated by success in their career path but are more likely to career jump than the older generation, according to First Direct. They asked 2,000 people what their definition of success is and discovered that we are indeed still a driven nation, and that, for the majority of us, it’s not all
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One in five forced to use holiday to attend funerals
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Nearly one in five employees have been forced to use their annual leave entitlement or take unpaid leave to attend funerals of family members or friends, according to new research from MetLife. Its findings show 19 per cent of workers have been absent to attend funerals or cope with bereavement which was classed as unpaid leave
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Half of commuters plan for flexible working increase in 2017
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2016 has been widely reported as an annus horribillis for UK commuters with strikes, faults, delays and rising prices combining to create a perfect storm of frustration and misery. Now it appears the tipping point has been reached, with over half of all workers re-thinking travel arrangements to accommodate flexible working for 2017, according to new
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Millennials unhappy with job prospects plan to quit within six months
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Millennials are more likely than Gen-Xers or Boomers to quit their job in the next six months, and nearly one-third of them say that is exactly what they plan to do. A new survey by Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews site, finds that millennials often report less job fulfilment than the generations of workers
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