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Being the Boss
Truth time If you own a business and employ staff - you are the boss. Yes you can be friendly, in-fact having good relationships built on trust is key to a happy workplace. But that doesn’t mean you can shy away from making difficult decisions, because that is...
September Changes to the Furlough Scheme
Update Changes to the Covid Job Retention Scheme - otherwise known as the furlough scheme came into effect today the 1st September 2020. This is the penultimate month of the government scheme. Government will pay 70% of wages, up to a cap of £2,187.50 per...
Always Check References When Recruiting
Always check references when recruiting Why you should never overlook the importance of checking references for recruitment candidates . When I recruit, after the interviews and we have found our preferred candidate, I always follow the same process: ✅ make a...
August Changes to the Furlough Scheme
Changes to the Covid Job Retention Scheme - otherwise known as the furlough scheme came into effect on 1st August. Government 🏢 will pay 80% of wages, up to a cap of £2,500 Employers 👩💼 will pay ER NICS and pension contribution. For the average claim that...
I love to plan!
2020 hasn’t turned out the way we planned..... and I love to plan! But one of my favourite quotes is “life is 20% of what happens to you and 80% of how you respond to it” So with that in mind, I have been spending July reviewing, reassessing and planning .... yes...
It is good to be back 🙂
I hadn’t realised how much I have missed having this space to work from. 🤷♀️I’m glad hubby has been able to use it during lockdown when he was working and I was recovering. But now schools out for summer and I can claim my space guilt free 🙌I’ll be honest and...
