by Simon Baxter | Jul 15, 2023 | Business Updates, Office updates
How much holiday pay to give your staff For a 5-day week worker, the entitlement is 5.6 paid weeks or 28 days per annum which can include public holidays. In the case of 6 days per week workers, it is capped at the 28 days. It is calculated from the first day of...
by Simon Baxter | Jul 3, 2023 | Business Updates, Cloud Computing, Featured
STARTING A FOOD BUSINESS? When you start a new food business or take over an existing business, you must register with your local authority. You should do this at least 28 days before food operations start. This applies to food businesses trading: from physical...
by Simon Baxter | Jun 15, 2023 | Business Updates, Featured
How to Distinguish Between a Budget and a Business Plan Budget In simple terms a budget is a financial forecast for you to use internally as a base point against which future results can be measured, it’s created based on what you and your team can commit to. It...
by Simon Baxter | Jun 8, 2023 | Business Updates, Featured
Topping up your state pension – on missing gaps Are you a man born after 6th April 1951 or a woman born after 6th April 1953? If so and, if you have any gaps in your National Insurance record you have a special opportunity to top up contributions back to April...
by Simon Baxter | May 29, 2023 | Business Updates, Featured
New Digital Patents service The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will be launching a new digital patents service soon. The timeline is: September 2023 New patents search service. Spring 2024 Launch of “One IPO” Winter 2025 Further enhancements to One IPO. The...
