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Navigating 2025: Key Considerations for Businesses in the Care Sector

ByAndy Downs January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, it’s a great time to pause and reflect on the challenges and opportunities ahead…

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4 tips for hiring staff

ByAndy Downs August 9, 2022August 17, 2023

Hiring staff can be an exciting time, because it means expansion and growth in a business. Sometimes, however, companies grow before they’re…

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Still Doing Your Own Payroll? Here’s 3 Reasons Why You Should Stop

ByAndy Downs July 5, 2022

At face value, it seems like a great idea. If you’re a small business owner with just a few employees, you probably…

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Back to Tax Basics: How does PAYE work?

ByAndy Downs November 15, 2021November 13, 2021

Back to Tax Basics: How does PAYE work? Once you become an employer, you’ll need to set up a pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) scheme….

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NI Increase / Social Care Levy

ByAndy Downs September 14, 2021September 12, 2021

NI Increase / Social Care Levy The governement have announced that all rates of national insurance contributions and income tax on dividends…

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Help to Grow Campaign

ByAndy Downs March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Help to Grow Campaign In the 2021 Budget the government announced two further initiatives to support Companies where they have between 5…

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Budget 2021

ByAndy Downs March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Budget 2021 So today (3rd March 2021) the Chancellor has released his 2021 budget. Here are the details as announced so far…

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Sick Pay for self-isolation during Coronavirus

ByAndy Downs December 6, 2020December 27, 2020

Sick pay for self-isolation during Coronavirus If you are an employer, here is a great article / guidance regarding this courtesy of…

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended (again)

ByAndy Downs November 5, 2020January 5, 2021

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended (again) The CJRS (also known as the furlough scheme) will remain open until 30th April 2021. For claim periods…

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Job Support Scheme

ByAndy Downs October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

What is the Job Support Scheme? On 22 October 2020, the Chancellor announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme by expanding…

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