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Five reasons why it pays to have difficult conversations with employees…

People deal with stress differently. Some will confront it and try to overcome it immediately; others prefer to step away and avoid it altogether. It’s an instinct created by an acute stress response known as “fight or flight”.
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Is workplace surveillance right for your business?

There is a crucial element of trust in an employer-employee relationship. For example, you trust the employee to come to work and complete the tasks you have set for them to the required standard. Whilst they trust that you will treat them fairly and pay them correctly…
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What happens if I can’t pay my VAT bill on time?

We can all wax lyrical about the need to budget for VAT and not treat the VAT we collect as our own, but sometimes business isn’t that straightforward. Things happen and, on occasions, it simply might not be possible to pay across the VAT when it falls due, which is normally the 10th working day of the month after the return is submitted…
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Reviewing your pension contributions…

As you approach retirement, you probably want to know when you can afford to stop working. Having worked hard throughout your career you deserve to enjoy your retirement without having to worry about your finances. It may be worth reviewing your pension contributions to make sure you are taking advantage of the incentives offered by the government and your employer…
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Benefits of preparing ‘management accounts’ for small businesses…

New Year, new you? If you’re a business owner, you may have set both personal and professional goals for the year ahead. One common resolution for business owners is to get their company finances in check and keep them that way…
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Domestic Violence – No Means No! – H v F [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam)

Recently, Women’s Aid told the BBC that in their view the Family Courts were not “safe spaces for domestic and sexual abuse survivors”, following a Family Court ruling on the nature of consent in the context of a rape allegation. The background was that in 2018 a father applied to the Family Court for a contact order with his children, in defence of which the mother alleged, inter alia, that the father had raped her. The Judge at first instance dismissed the rape allegation because the woman did nothing physically to prevent her former partner penetrating her. The woman appealed for several reasons and on appeal. Ms Justice Russell, sitting in the High Court, upheld the woman’s complaint and ordered a retrial.
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