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Petaurum Solutions sponsor Rustons Sports FC Under 13’s kit
We are delighted to announce our support of grassroots football with the sponsorship of Rustons Sports FC Under 13’s away kit. Rustons Sports FC Under 13’s, who play in the Mid-Lincs Youth League played their first fixture in their new kit on 7th...
Childcare Voucher Schemes due to close to new applicants from next April
Many people are unaware of upcoming changes to the Childcare Voucher Scheme, despite significant reforms coming into force in just six months. From April 2018, Childcare Voucher Schemes will be closing to new applicants. Employees who have already...
If you don’t keep up your pension contributions or fail to stage, the Regulator WILL find out
Automatic enrolment (AE) is now business as usual for most employers. As outlined in the Pension Regulators latest compliance and enforcement bulletin, the level of enforcement work they carry out has increased along with the number of employers...
Mental Health in the Workplace Guide Published
To coincide with World Mental Health Day, Acas has produced new guidance to help organisations support employees who may be suffering from poor mental health. Acas earmarks the role of the manager as pivotal when supporting employee wellbeing....
The Dream Match Sponsorship for Local Company!
With the magic of the FA Cup, they say “anything can happen” – and it certainly did for lifelong Imps fan, Adam Davey, and his fellow company director – the lifelong Don, Mark Dyer. Two football teams, two Directors, one HR company and a magical FA...
One in Four Small firms miss Auto Enrolment Staging Date
One in four small firms miss AE staging date One in four small firms (25%) have missed their deadline or (staging date) for auto-enrolling their staff into a pension scheme. This is an increase from less than one in five (18%) in Q3 2016, according...
Petaurum Solutions wins Employment & HR Specialist of the Year
We are pleased to announce that we have won the Business and Industry Today Magazines prestigious award as their Employment & HR Specialist of the Year! Below is the article published in this months edition. "Here at Business and Industry Today...
Pension Fear for SMEs
As reported on this news page in December last year, according to a report by employee benefits adviser Helm Godfrey, things haven’t got much better, with small and medium-sized businesses continuing to be at risk of choosing unsuitable pension...
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Cost of childcare still a problem for 61 per cent of working mums
Government proposals ‘too focused’ on early years rather than school-aged children, report finds The high cost of childcare is still the main barrier preventing mothers from returning to work, according to annual survey results from jobs site workingmums.co.uk....
Warning of Auto Enrolment ‘train wreck’ in January
Warning of Auto Enrolment ‘train wreck’ in January The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals has warned of widespread non-compliance in auto-enrolment from January, as thousands of small businesses prepare to hit their deadlines. During the CIPP conference on...
More than one in ten employers miss deadline for Auto Enrolment
More than one in ten employers miss deadline for Auto Enrolment Some 13% of employers start preparing for auto-enrolment after their staging date has passed, according to research Analysis of NOW: Pensions’ client base found 19% completed their application in the...
HR study finds employers review preference changing
New HR study finds UK employers shifting away from annual performance reviews to ongoing dialogue Top performing UK employers no longer rate employees, instead provide coaching and development opportunities Continuous feedback replaces yearly event Performance...
Is it THAT urgent? Staff admit to checking emails on the loo!
Is it THAT urgent? Staff admit to checking emails on the loo! New research from Mind makes for uncomfortable reading – the mental health charity has found that more than 1 in 7 of us (15%) who receive work emails sometimes check them while in the toilet. An online...
Providers not open for SME auto-enrolment business
Providers not open for SME auto-enrolment business Most advisers – 77% - predict that growing numbers of pension providers will not offer auto-enrolment schemes to businesses with fewer than 30 employees, according to research conducted by Defaqto on behalf of Now:...
Something for the weekend…
Something for the weekend… From paid surrogacy leave to non-medical egg freezing and unlimited holiday, there are some unusual employee benefits lined up for workplaces in the future. According to an American study by the Society of Human Resources Managers (SHRM),...
How do you deal with holiday entitlement untaken due to sickness?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that employees can only carry over unused holiday due to sickness absence for a maximum of 18 months. The EAT also found that absent members of staff do not need to prove that illness was the reason for not taking the...
Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment
The UK’s micro-businesses are struggling to prepare for the implementation of auto-enrolment as staging dates loom over the coming year, research from Intuit Quickbooks has found. Auto-enrolment costs are estimated to be £8,900 per small business, yet 40% of the UK's...
Fines for auto-enrolment non-compliance set to surge
Fines for auto-enrolment non-compliance set to surge Aon Employee Benefits has predicted a surge in escalating penalty notices from The Pensions Regulator to tackle auto-enrolment non-compliance. Head of auto-enrolment at Aon, Clare Abrahams, said that non-compliance...