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Did you catch the December changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)? Employers need to be aware that for a limited period, the Government has changed the sickness self-certification period. To make sure your business stays compliant, we’ve covered the changes. How has sickness self-certification changed? A temporary measure has been…
Chloe Aitken | 4th January 2022 | 1 min read
Fears over the rapidly spreading Omicron COVID variant and the ensuing advice to avoid mixing unnecessarily has hit businesses – in particular, the hospitality industry - very hard. In response, the Chancellor announced a £1 billion funding package to help businesses, including the reintroduction of the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate…
Chloe Aitken | 23rd December 2021 | 2 min read
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers” – Plato According to recent Gartner research, finance departments are one of the biggest contributors to the misuse of financial information for decision-making. Gartner’s research found that both the quality of the data analysis and access to the raw…
Chloe Aitken | 13th October 2021 | 2 min read
Mr T and the A-Team: your ideal back-office system? The A Team were incredibly entertaining, no question. But they were a little chaotic in their approach. A mish mash of personalities, their methods were often haphazard and not the most efficient. Yes, in the end, they got the job done.…
Chloe Aitken | 8th October 2021 | 2 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic has created volatility in the financial and forex (FX) market, presenting a significant risk to charity funding. In fact, the INGO FX Insights Report 2021 found that 55% of international charities shared concerns regarding currency volatility, with 51% stating that a 1-5% FX movement would cause them…
Chloe Aitken | 7th September 2021 | 2 min read
By Chloe Aitken, Finance Market Specialist We’ve just seen a huge sum of money pledged by our Government to entice investors into backing breakthrough technology and innovation. As the UK tries to build the pandemic-scarred economy, there is a growing focus on development and science. What’s happening? The UK Government…
Chloe Aitken | 11th August 2021 | 2 min read
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