by Simon Baxter | Sep 14, 2022 | Business Updates
WebFiling: Changes to Companies House No date has been given but “soon” filing company documents online will be an easier process. It will have these features: the ability to link your company to your WebFiling account to give you more control over your filings; the...
by Simon Baxter | Aug 30, 2022 | Business Updates
Talk is rife of a jobs bloodbath as businesses consider closing because of the energy crisis. Hotels are particularly vulnerable as they have to heat their building during the winter. Our clients are reporting that energy costs, which were 2% of turnover, are likely...
by Simon Baxter | Aug 24, 2022 | Business Updates
CIPD, the HR manager’s professional body, has criticised zero-hours employment contracts in a recent report. It found that the employer has more to gain from the arrangement than the estimated one million employees in these contracts. ...
by Simon Baxter | Aug 18, 2022 | Business Updates
It is well known that businesses using self-employed workers in place of employees have some advantages. At least twenty legal protections do not apply to the self-employed. Examples are unfair dismissal, holiday and sick pay, redundancy pay and additionally, this...
by Simon Baxter | Aug 12, 2022 | Business Updates
Despite the help given during the pandemic, many restaurants find themselves struggling to recover. A recent survey by UHY Hacker Young revealed 70% of the top 100 restaurants in the UK are losing money. In many cases the difficulty was attributed to the cost of...