We start the year off with a few helpful hints to ensure your business is in the best shape for whatever 2022 throws at the commercial world. Omicron might turn out to have been over-egged, but there could also be more troublesome variants down the track. Supply chains may or may not return to normal and high inflation may turn out to be sticky, rather than only a transitory blip…
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How to manage when staff don’t want to return to work…
With COVID-19 restrictions now relaxed, attention for many employers has turned to getting business back to some sort of normality. A fundamental part of this may involve bringing staff back to the workplace.
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Managing the return to work after you have made changes to your business…
Although some businesses have implemented successful remote working strategies, and some are considering a permanent move away from the office, a spotlight has remained on the green light to bring employees back to work.
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Coronavirus has revolutionised how we do business…
The pandemic pivot game – to stick or twist with your new business model…
Coronavirus has not just changed the way we live our lives, it has revolutionised how we do business. Some of this commercial adaptation is permanent, while other revisions may only be temporary. Some will only work in the short term, others may have much longer term benefits…
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Has the Covid Pandemic Created a Financial Timebomb for SMEs?
This time last year, chancellor Rishi Sunak quickly announced several lending programmes for companies affected by Covid and resulting lockdown. With loans, tax relief and cash grants available to support businesses, the idea was to prevent a wave of insolvencies, as firms struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic.
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What happens when the Government business support schemes end?
In the natural world, only erosion can move a cliff edge. In the distorted, dystopian UK realm of Coronavirus economics, the cliff edge is financial and it shifts at the whim of the government, leaving a trail of confusion and uncertainty behind it for businesses.
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How employers can help working parents through school closures…
In efforts to control the spread of coronavirus as vaccinations get underway, the government has temporarily closed schools to most pupils. Schools remain open for children who are vulnerable or whose parents are key workers and need the cover so they can go out to work…
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