Monthly Archives: November 2015

Millennials: What do they want?

Employers are facing a new challenge in the workplace: there’s a whole new breed of employee that has begun to enter the workforce. And they have different needs and require…

Could you be facing a £20Million fine?

In 2007 The Corporate Manslaughter Act was created, and its overarching reason was to create increased legal accountability for companies and their failings. It allowed courts to convict organisations as…

Caring for your antique and classic car in winter

Some of us love the winter months, although understandably most of us prefer sunnier and warmer climes. Classic and antique cars aren’t great fans of cold temperatures either with ice…

Afternoon tea, chocolate cake and cybercrime

When you think of hacking and cybercrime, you’d be forgiven if the first thing springing to mind were a large corporation being taken down by a mysterious ‘Cyber Jedi’ –…

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Autumn Budget Statement (3): Salary sacrifice & pension tax relief

My final Autumn Budget Statement post of the day may well be the most significant. Tucked away in the supporting document text were two items that could each be hugely…

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Autumn Budget Statement (2) - Tax Free Childcare

Following my earlier post, there was one other area of immediate importance for Employee Benefits in the Chancellor’s speech today. As we have covered on this blog previously, the introduction of Tax…

Autumn Budget Statement 2015 (1)

I’m writing this just minutes after the Chancellor has sat down following the Autumn Statement today. As predicted, there was not too much of note for the world of Employee Benefits…

Help your employees Get Happy

Insurer SunLife’s Cash Happy report, a study focusing on the UK’s spending and saving habits, has found that budgeting really can make you happier! What’s the issue? Apparently, Britons check…

A quiet autumn Budget Statement for benefits?

The last few Budget announcements have been something of a roller-coaster ride for the world of Employee Benefits. Each and every one has contained some real - and often unexpected…

Don’t fall victim to the DarkHotel hackers

As the focus on cyber attacks continues to increase companies are being warned to make their high-profile executives, directors and officers aware of a new threat dubbed DarkHotel. This scam…