According to research from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, on October 1 2016 there were 97,342 businesses experiencing financial distress within the sectors most impacted by the National Living Wage; a 23 per cent increase compared to six months earlier when the regulation was first introduced (78,917 businesses as of April 1 2016). This figure includes 33,835 retailers,
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
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British Small Business Awards: Business/HR Consultancy of the Year shortlist
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The Business/HR Consultancy of the Year is the latest shortlist announcement in the run-up to the British Small Business Awards. In this category, the judges will reward the business or HR consultancy firm that has gone the furthest to boost small business client success, with proven consistency in improving, where appropriate, turnover, profitability, market positioning, legal and administrative functions, and management practices. The Business/HR
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Mannatech Wins Chairman’s Healthcare Award By Latin Business Association
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Mannatech®, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, will receive the Chairman’s Healthcare Award by the Latin Business Association (LBA) at the 40th Annual Sol Business Awards Gala on Friday, October 14 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
Mannatech was nominated and was unanimously approved for the award by the LBA’s Board of Directors.
Annually awarded to a company who is progressively making a difference in the healthcare industry, this recognition was given to Mannatech this year due to the company’s commitment and innovative approach to health and wellness,* as well as its dedication to the Latino community.
“We are honored to be recognized among such a prestigious group of organizations who share in our passion, not only of better health
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Here's How Much a Millennial Needs to Save Each Month to Retire With $5 Million
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For your retirement to comfortably last the decades you can expect to live, you need to start saving now.
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6 Tips for Talking Politics at Work Without Causing an Uproar
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These Companies Are Giving Employees an 'Unsick Day'
by Lydia Belanger • • 0 Comments
Zocdoc, Oscar, Foursquare, Virgin Hotels and others are giving employees a guilt-free day off to go to the doctor.
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Going From Failure to Failure Without Loss of Enthusiasm
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Success, thus defined, stands on the very shoulders of such unhappy experiences as loss and quitting, failure and striking out. Dig it.
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Mary Kay Foundation Grants $3M to Domestic Violence Shelters
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The Mary Kay Foundation is supplying critical funds to 150 domestic violence shelters across the U.S. through its annual grant program.
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How your small business can overcome sales objections
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It goes without saying that sales is one of the toughest jobs a person can take on. The office manager, support staff and many others in an organisation can get away for a while performing below par, but when members of the sales team aren’t performing it’s soon picked up. Sales is all about targets, how to
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Do employees have a right to express milk at work?
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A recent employment tribunal case has thrown the spotlight on the issue of how employers should be accommodating new mothers who wish to express milk at work. Two employees at easyJet, returning to work after maternity leave, requested shifts of a maximum of eight hours on the recommendations of their GPs so that they could
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