Monthly Archives: January 2016

Our advice about your advice

Confidence in starting a new venture is high, but unfortunately it’s not all worry free being a new business. Offering a service to actual paying customers brings its own anxiety…

Should you be going social on your employment law?

In a world of increasing likes, check in’s, posts and follows, it becomes even more important to put in place procedures and policies for those employees who use social media,…

Why childcare costs are important to employers also…

It has been a while since I have mentioned Childcare Vouchers - and their proposed replacement Tax Free Childcare - on this blog. In fact it has been so long that I feel that…

6 top tips to keep you safe on the piste

It’s that time of year again, and as many of you jet off to France, Switzerland or even Canada to hit the slopes, I’m sure winter sports insurance is one of…

Only 9% of employers have reviewed Salary Sacrifice usage against new National Living Wage requirements

With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, a survey by Jelf Employee Benefits highlights that many employers need to take urgent action to ensure…

Every silver lining has a cloud…

This week there has been much media coverage of possible pension announcements by The Chancellor in the forthcoming March Budget. Our followers will be aware that a review of the tax relief system for pension savings was…

Scores on the doors?

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) updated their monthly Auto-Enrolment (AE) figures last week, so it is an opportune moment to keep our followers informed as to progress on this key issue. The document…

The rising threat to innovation

If you are a life sciences or technology business, then creating solutions for many of society’s problems is your raison d’etre. But like many companies such as yours, your data…

Blue Monday: the gloomiest day of the year!

We are well into the New Year now and you and your employees may have been feeling enthused and confident about the year ahead. However, today you may be feeling…

Press note: New Year marks momentous 12 months for The Purple Partnership

Thursday 14 January 2016 Wilsons Insurance Group, a major player in the Manchester insurance market, has become The Purple Partnership’s landmark 100th network member. The news marks a record-breaking year…