It is believed that the Chancellor will announce changes to the treatment of certain salary sacrifice benefits during the government’s Autumn Statement. Aon says there is an immediate challenge for employers and employees. With the HMRC salary sacrifice proposals in consultation, employers are unclear how to communicate the potential tax and National Insurance Contribution (NIC)
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How to maintain a unified company culture when your workforce grows
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A few months ago, one of our investors visited our headquarters for a lunch hour talk with our team. During the Q&A portion, a young member of our sales team – a recent college graduate – spoke up: ‘As a start-up,’ he asked, ‘how do you know when you’ve made it?’ ‘Let’s put it this way,’
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How to attract more women into the diverse world of manufacturing
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The manufacturing industry needs to reach out to women at an early age to help close the gender gap, according to the managing director of Boxed Up, a female-led packaging business. Manufacturers are experiencing a gradual shift in women taking up senior roles, as a report last year showed, women account for 23 per cent of all
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Preparing for Automatic Enrolment: Jargon buster
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The Pensions Regulator: The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is the UK regulator of work-based pension schemes. It works with trustees, employers, pension specialists and business advisers, giving guidance on what is expected of them. TPR is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. Staging Date: The date an employer becomes
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Why creating inclusive cultures should be a business imperative
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The impact of creating more diverse and inclusive work environments on a company’s performance has been a hotly-debated topic for over two decades. Changing workforce demographics, globalisation, government policy and increasing employee expectations all play a part. But is creating inclusive cultures really coming of age? Or does it continue to be the poor relation
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Health cash plans: What small businesses should know
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An increasingly popular benefit for employees, health cash plans are a type of insurance policy which pay employees tax free cash back towards everyday health care such as dental treatment, eye tests, glasses, contact lenses and physiotherapy. What is a health cash plan? Health cash plans provide people with financial support that encourages them to manage
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Young recruits: Making the most of junior hires as a small business
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Following the news that 56 per cent of young people are concerned about their job prospects, it is essential for businesses to understand the needs of young recruits so as to be in a position to take advantage of the best young talent. Simon Schnieders, founder of Blue Array, is a huge advocate of the apprenticeship scheme for bridging the digital skills
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Zero hours contracts, employment and small businesses
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The continued widespread use of zero hours contracts will be a key challenge in the prime minister’s action against job insecurity, a concern cited in her maiden speech, according to the Resolution Foundation. New analysis from the Foundation shows that two in three (70 per cent) of zero hours contract workers aged over 25 have
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Job sharing: The pros and cons for small businesses
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Last week Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley were elected as co-leaders of the Green Party in the first ever political job sharing arrangement in Britain. The pair called the decision a ‘pioneering’ job share arrangement which would help them both balance family and work commitments’. As working patterns have become more flexible, job sharing has increasingly
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Internal training valued highly by small business employees
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New research released from Coursera finds that nearly 70 per cent (69.49 per cent) of millennials (22-35 year olds) in the UK put the value of internal training, offered by employers, as one of their top three reasons to move jobs. With this in mind, it stands to reason that internal training should be high up the priority
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