Monthly Archives: June 2017

Brexit talks begin, with citizens’ rights top of the agenda for HR

Brexit negotiations are finally underway, beginning one year to the week after the UK voted to leave the European Union. David Davis and Michel Barnier were placatory in their press conference on Monday, having agreed terms of reference and a schedule for the talks. Employers hope that the status of their EU staff can be
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Should you run your buy-to-let properties through a limited company?

As a landlord, mortgage interest is probably the single biggest expense that can eat into a large chunk of your rental income. So in summer 2015 when the chancellor announced changes to mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let landlords, there has been a surge in the transfer of properties into a limited company. How attractive is
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Nine tech-tools to help you set up your next business meeting

To set up any meeting you need to get people to agree on four things: who, what, where and when. Easier said than done! Getting three people, let alone 30, to agree on a date is hard enough, add the time and location and you’re likely to want to forget about the meeting altogether. PlanSnap,
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UK professionals reveal their craziest interview questions

While many companies are opting to ask ‘oddball’ interview questions to encourage candidates to think on their feet, more than half (52.1 per cent) of professionals don’t think this is the right approach to take, with one third (35 per cent) believing that they do not reveal whether the candidate is right for the job or not. That’s
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Overcoming difficulties: How to improve your revenue growth

Business gas comparison site Love Energy Savings discuss the difficulties UK SMEs and larger businesses face – and made it their mission to help them. Managing director at Love Energy Savings, Phil Foster, works to implement sustainable improvements to ensure revenue growth and optimum customer experience. He says, ‘Focusing on your customers wants and needs
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What does the GDPR mean for SMEs?

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK in May 2018 and is anticipated to have a significant impact on businesses across the country. The GDPR is a replacement for the Data Protection Act 1998, and will apply to all organisations that process, handle and store any personal data of
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IR35: Contractor tax adviser issues caution over NHS U-turn

Leading contractor tax adviser, Qdos Contractor, has issued caution regarding The NHS’s decision to perform a U-turn over placing its entire locum and contractor workforce ‘inside IR35’. While Qdos Contractor welcomed the recent backtrack, the contractor tax specialist also highlighted that this decision does not necessarily guarantee that all contractors now sit ‘outside’. Seb Maley,
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Almost a third of Brits work from home at least once a week

Employees who work from home has increased by 25 per cent in the last five years, with 8.2 million (31 per cent) British employees now working from home for at least one day per week, and relying on fast broadband. The findings, from a new study of 2,006 employees by Virgin Media, come as the Advertising Standards
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