Managing salaries through the cost of living crisis
Many of us are feeling the pinch during the current cost of living crisis. It’s hard to ignore the price increase of everyday items, and as a business owner you’re mindful of how you can support your team through it. The fact is, businesses are also bearing the brunt...
Why socialising with your team is a good thing
A study carried out by Oxford University in 2019 found that workers are 13% more productive when they’re happy. If that was the case in 2019 before remote and flexible working had become so normalised, you can only imagine how much importance we must place on employee...
Save Money with the Cycle to Work Scheme
Times are hard. We all feel that we are getting less for our hard-earned cash. Fuel costs are at record levels and inflation is expected to hit 11% in the autumn. And on top this we are all braced for October when the energy price cap increases again. Money is...
Understanding the changes to National Insurance
Rishi Sunak had a few difficult decisions to make prior to his Spring Statement on 23 March. Knowing that households are going to be increasingly squeezed by rising costs of energy, fuel, food, in fact almost anything that we buy due to rising inflation, and with the...
How much is National Minimum Wage 2021
The clocks have changed, spring is sprung, and April is fast approaching. It is time to make sure you are paying your workers the correct amount. So how much is the National Minimum Wage in 2021? On 1 April the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for all ages of workers...Follow Starfish Accounting
