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ThinCats secures two new accreditations in drive for best practice

ThinCats announces today that is has secured two key industry accreditations for best practice. The platform, has become a patron to the commercial finance broking authority, NACFB and has also been awarded a Defaqto 5 star rating for product quality. ThinCats has announced its support of The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), working
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UK workers secretly dread their work Christmas party

If you dread your work Christmas party you’re not alone, as new research reveals that one in six can’t think of anything worse than the annual festive do. Bursting with stale mince pies and bad music, these traditionally alcohol-fuelled events fill so many with fear that 19 per cent of people have lie to try
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UK workers have no idea how much their employer contributes to their pension

As we mark Financial Capacity Week, Just Retirement reveals that 58 per cent of people have no idea how much their employer contributes to their pension and 43 per cent would battle to identify how much they contribute themselves. New research on more than 3,000 people over the age of 21 suggests that while people
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Laissez faire: British workers less likely to fake illness than the French

Brits are among the most honest workers in Europe when it comes to pulling ‘sickies’ and are less likely to fake illness, according to new research. Contrary to popular belief, less than a third of Brits (29 per cent) fake illness to get days off work, a modest figure compared to other workers across Europe. The
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Why young SME owners are easy targets for fraud attacks

Millennial entrepreneurs (i.e. those aged 18 – 35) are the most vulnerable to fraud attacks, with more than one third (35 per cent) of young business owners claiming to have been a victim of invoice, mandate or CEO fraud. According to research from Accura, the insights business of VocaLink, this increases to 55 per cent
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High street struggles to meet demand of tech-savvy shoppers

With Black Friday fast approaching and marking the start of the busiest shopping period of the year, new research from Barclaycard reveals tech-savvy shoppers are turning their backs on the high street. As a result, retailers are facing growing pressure to improve their in-store experience, or risk losing out on sales. The study finds that although
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Retirement savings a distant dream for many freelancers

Freelancers are struggling to find ways to put money aside for their retirement savings, according to a national survey from IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed. The research discovers that nearly half of independent professionals will be unable to access Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) due to the age cap of 40. IPSE calls on
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Work hard but don’t play hard? British workers more reluctant to take holiday

The average Brit waits over seven months to go on a weekend break and one in three of the public also waits over seven months to take holiday for longer than a week, according to new research from holidaycottages.co.uk. During times of feeling stressed Brits are still reluctant to take any time off work as more than half of respondents
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Top ten places to stretch your salary: Where the cheque lasts longer

UK job site City Calling has announced the first annual stretch your salary index, an in-depth analysis of average salary figures set against cost of living data to determine the rank of the UK’s ten biggest cities according to their average disposable income. Nottingham is the best place to stretch your salary due to relatively low rental and utility
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Workplace pension chaos: How UK firms might be paying unnecessary fines

A huge number of employers could have been incorrectly issued hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of auto-enrolment fines for workplace pension, according to new research by cloud-based payroll and pensions platform, Paycircle. According to the third quarter compliance report from The Pensions Regulator, more than eight in ten (82 per cent) businesses that sought
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