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What is IR35? IR35 sees medium and large private sector businesses in the UK become responsible for setting the tax status of any contract work they use from April 2021. It is designed to make clear the true nature of an employee, whether they are...

“What on earth has a dripping tap got to do with HR challenges in your business?” you might be asking yourself.  Surely this is the domain of a plumber, not an HR professional!  Well of course, in literal terms you’d be right, but think...

When it comes to wellbeing in the workplace, the effect on your workforce of simply ‘opening the blinds’ could be staggering! It sounds so obvious it’s hardly believable. There is much to be found about wellbeing and the positive or negative impact...

There have recently been more furlough scheme amendments since it was recently announced that the Job Retention Scheme is now extended until 31st March 2021. From this, there have been a flurry of questions about details, in particular relating to...

There is a current climate of ever-increasing awareness about our mental health. Which, on the whole, is excellent and will significantly improve conversations surrounding wellbeing, especially in the workplace. However, my fundamental belief that...

What’s the Situation for Business Support Amongst the Ever Changing COVID Lockdown Rules? Some details are now emerging of COVID business support and financial help in lockdown. We can all be forgiven for the throwing of hands in the air and...

We are living in the most turbulent and uncertain times any of us has known. Perceptions of how the world has worked have been turned on their head.  Issues that once seemed peripheral are now mainstream:  climate change, the meaning of democracy,...