Where businesses in Kent go to do business.
We hear so much about improving our productivity and managing our time better, but do you, as a Business Owner or Manager really understand what productivity is?
In the “olden days” back in the 20th Century, productivity was still a true measure of the value we reaped from our financial investments into the company. Payroll and Salary are normally the greatest cost to the business and yet as a nation we fail miserably to monitor the value our employees are PRODUCING for our money.
When it comes to physical disabilities UK employers have become better at understanding their obligations and responsibilities but there is still a huge disconnect with regards to mental health.
Perhaps it is because some employers are unaware that poor mental health is as much a disability as poor physical health. Maybe it is because these are often disabilities which you cannot see. Whatever the reason, it is important to for employers to look after staff mental health and to recognise when an employee might be impacted by ill mental health.
Continue reading Why Mental Health matters in the workplace…
All businesses should develop a clearly defined Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) plan for their data in the event of business continuity issues such as hardware or infrastructure failure, fire or flood.
Continue reading 6 Steps to Develop a Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan
In our fast moving technology driven world we often don’t have time to ponder what to do with our collection of ‘broken things’ before they get superseded with the latest must have gadget upgrade!
Continue reading ‘Why Not Fix’? It’s certainly a lot cheaper than buying new…
No area of law has developed quite so quickly or quite so comprehensively as the law of Discrimination. Since the Race Relations Act in 1965 and the Equal Pay Act in 1970, we have protected society from discrimination by race, gender, age, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment and have demanded that employers make reasonable adjustments to prevent discrimination in the work place.
Continue reading Menopause – The final frontier for discriminating lawyers…
Vehicle leasing for cars and vans, is it for you?
Deals like the Citroen’s new C3 from under £120 plus VAT on a lease, or a VW Up! For £99 a month and with small initial payments, are making new car ownership much easier for thousands of people.
Continue reading Vehicle leasing for cars and vans, is it for you?
If you get a call from a scammer pretending to be an engineer offering to fix your computer it is a scam! In this BLOG we’ll go through steps on how to stop you falling victim to this scam…
Continue reading Microsoft OS Telephone Call Scam – Keep Yourselves Protected!
Entering business awards is a time consuming process. In many ways it’s a bit like writing your business plan all over again, with many similar questions needing careful thought. If that sounds like a headache you don’t need then why bother at all…
Continue reading Is it worth my time entering for business awards?
Thinking back 70 odd years ago to the 1940’s where the first computer was ever made, we now have more power in the palm of our hands than those heavy machines ever did…
Continue reading 10 Mobile Apps For Managing Your Business On The Go!
On August 12th (this year!) the 2015 Insurance Act came into force, affecting the rules and regulations for how businesses buy insurance and their contract with their broker and insurer.
Continue reading Is your business up to speed with the 2015 Insurance Act?