by Emma Lawrence | 10th February 2023 | Being an employer, Limited company
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...
by Juliet Wylie | 28th April 2022 | Being an employer, Directors, Limited company, Sole trader
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...
by Annie Upton | 28th March 2021 | Being an employer, Limited company, PAYE
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...
by Juliet Wylie | 19th March 2021 | Being an employer, Directors, Limited company, Sole trader
New IR35 tax changes will come into force in the private sector in April 2021. As a result some self-employed workers, and the businesses that hire them, will have to pay tax differently. Are you one of the 170,000 ‘contractors’ who may have to pay more tax? Are...
by Georgi Rollings | 19th June 2020 | Directors, Limited company, Tips and Tricks, Women in business, Working from home
During the Coronavirus outbreak, many of us find ourselves working from home, some for the first time. Are you enjoying it? Though it has been enforced through tough circumstances, we know from conversations with friends and peers that for some, it has been an eye...