Leadership &amp; Management

Tax | Q&A: homeworking expenses claim

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, tax adviser, Kabita Tank explains what conditions need to be met for an employee to claim the tax-free homeworking allowance of up to £6 per week

2 Jun 2020

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Business | Smith & Williamson, Tilney merger to go ahead

Top 20 firm Smith & Williamson’s delayed merger with Tilney to create a £45bn integrated wealth management and professional services business is to go head, after the two companies agreed a revised transaction structure and fresh financing

1 Jun 2020

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Business | Covid-19: furlough and self employment support schemes amended

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the government’s coronavirus support schemes, including part time working and a tapered employers’ contribution, and a second grant payment for the self employed

1 Jun 2020

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Business | Covid-19: Furlough scheme changes in prospect

As latest Treasury figures show 8.4m workers have been furloughed since lockdown began in March, at a cost to government of £15bn, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce changes to the scheme, requiring employers to make a contribution

29 May 2020

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Business | Pandemic to disrupt home/office work patterns

Almost three quarters of employees working in financial services rate their working from home experience during lockdown as positive, according to a survey from Deloitte

29 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: do not let home working be a pain in the neck

Personal trainer Badrul Islam and optometrists Feel Good Contacts set out 10 simple steps to alleviate neck, back and shoulder pain for those working from home during the lockdown

29 May 2020

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Business | Assessing the office risks for returning staff

From desk partitions, journeys to and from work and physical meetings, Thomas Mansfield’s Meredith Hurst highlights the risks that accountancy firms need to focus on as their employees return to the office

28 May 2020

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| Covid-19: mental health concerns for accountants and SMEs

Wellbeing amongst finance professionals and the small businesses they advise has taken a dive since lockdown restrictions were enforced in March, according to separate surveys by recruiting experts Hays and ACCA released during Mental Health Awareness Week

22 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: impact of gender pay reporting delay

Companies must consider the reputational damage of further delays in reporting gender pay gaps after the suspension of the April 2020 deadline alongside difficulties in annual comparisons, argues PwC’s Katy Bennett

22 May 2020

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Business | FRC chair leaves after eight months

Simon Dingemans, chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), is leaving after only eight months at the regulator, which is in the midst of major reforms to strengthen its structure and powers ahead of a planned overhaul of the structure of the audit market

21 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: unemployment soared to 2.1m in April

The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK soared to 2.1m in April, the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown, the highest level since 1996

19 May 2020

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Business | HMRC seeks chief digital information officer

HMRC is seeking a permanent chief digital information officer (CDIO) who will receive a salary of up to £200,000 and ‘a challenge like no other’

15 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: managing stress during the pandemic

Amid all the uncertainties and disruption caused by covid-19, an awareness of how your team is coping is all-important. Croner-i specialist Laura King looks at what managers can do to reduce stress for themselves and employees

15 May 2020

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Business | Covid-19: furlough scheme extension could cost £70bn

The added support of the Chancellor’s extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could only be available to companies ‘currently using’ the scheme, according to Blick Rothenberg

14 May 2020

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Business | How to reawaken your business after hibernation

Negotiating, slowing liabilities, making forecasts and simply talking to employees and customers, alongside insolvency tools, are the keys to a successful restart of your business, writes Mercer & Hole’s Dominic Dumville

14 May 2020