It is that time of year again for staff parties and annual functions, so it is important to make sure you record it properly. An employer may spend up...
Christmas gifts of up to £50 to employees
Remember that certain gifts to staff at Christmas are tax free if structured correctly. Ever since April 2016 employers are allowed to provide their d...
Gifts to charity
Where possible higher rate taxpayers should “Gift Aid” any payments to charity to provide additional benefit to the charity and for the individual...
Boris Johnson to delay 17% rate of corporation tax
Corporation tax is scheduled to be reduced from 19% to 17% from 1 April 2020. However, in a speech to the CBI on 18 November Boris Johnson announced t...
5 Simple Zero-Waste Tips in the Office
The zero-waste lifestyle does not need to end when you arrive to your office. For office employees, the time spent in the office may be significantly ...
Avoiding Burnout
In today’s “always-on” society, business owners and managers are under more pressure than ever so it is important to avoid burnout and follow ou...
Making the Most of Alumni Networks
Whether it’s your University classmates or the colleagues you trained with at your first firm, we all have an alumni network....
Managing a Redundancy Process
In the current economic climate, it is increasingly likely that at some stage, you could have to manage a redundancy process....
The power of saying “no”
It’s important to be able to say “no” at work without making enemies. It’s a simple word, but one that far too many of us have trouble saying....