Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | Treasury to introduce code to boost female entrepreneurship

The Treasury has signalled it plans to increase the number of female entrepreneurs in the UK by 50% by asking lenders for details of the gender split of business investments, after research found women face too many barriers to setting up a business

11 Mar 2019

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Business | £92bn boost from closing UK gender pay gap

Closing the UK’s gender pay gap would increase female earnings by £92bn, a rise of 20%, according to research from PwC

8 Mar 2019

Companies

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Business | Women, let’s look at the real issue: accountancy is still a man’s world

Myfanwy Neville, a partner at accounting and advisory firm BKL, describes herself as a ‘working class woman from Wales' who has become 'middle class' through her work. Here she gives voice to the negative experiences women still have in breaking into senior leadership roles at accounting firms, even when their working environment is‘trying’ not to discriminate

8 Mar 2019

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Business | Women at work: gender diversity at accounting firms

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the team at accounting firm Mercer & Hole give us their views on gender balance, leadership and what the accountancy industry needs to do to create a #BalanceforBetter in a working environment which is still fairly male dominated

8 Mar 2019

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Business | Underwood: accountants must be commercial with their own businesses

Despite advising clients on how to be more commercial, accountancy firms often fail to use the same analysis and tools on their own practices, especially those that want to sell up, says Keith Underwood, managing director, Foulger Underwood

7 Mar 2019

Companies

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Business | Dominic Roberts takes over helm at PKF Littlejohn

PKF Littlejohn has appointed Dominic Roberts as its managing partner, succeeding Carmine Papa who has held the position for six years and will remain a partner at the firm

6 Mar 2019

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Business | US-based Frazier & Deeter opens London office

Frazier & Deeter, the US public accounting and advisory firm, is to open a London office, its first international location, with the aim of capitalising on opportunities following Brexit

6 Mar 2019

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Business | EXCLUSIVE: Number of trainee contracts nears 20,000 at Top 75 accounting firms

The number of graduates, school leavers and apprentices on trainee contracts at the leading UK accounting firms is up 4% year on year to nearly 20,000, although the longer term outlook is less positive as firms expect to reduce the size of the trainee intake next year

4 Mar 2019

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Business | Big Four back mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

The Big Four are backing a call for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting proposed by INvolve, an organisation that champions diversity and inclusion in business, and have developed guidance on how to report the necessary data

1 Mar 2019

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HR | Kathryn Cearns named OTS chair

Kathryn Cearns, who spent ten years heading the ICAEW’s financial reporting committee, has been named as the new chair of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), succeeding Angela Knight, who has held the post for the past three years

27 Feb 2019

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Business | EY and Deloitte named in best 25 big companies to work for list

EY and Deloitte are the only two of the Big Four to have made it into the annual listing of the top 25 best big companies to work for in the UK

22 Feb 2019

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HR | Brexit planning boosts audit and accounting job market

Brexit planning has been a catalyst for a surge in accountancy recruitment as specialist advisory services have seen a rise in demand for skilled professionals. Kathryn Swan, UK lead for accountancy practices at Morgan McKinley, reviews current trends

22 Feb 2019

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Business | How to deal with an employee who is persistently late

BrightHR chief technological officer Alastair Brown takes a tough line on lateness, explaining how three or more late arrivals should trigger employer action and how to set up a robust attendance policy

22 Feb 2019

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Finance | MPs ask Big Four for FTSE 350 hospitality data

The Big Four have been asked to give MPs details of their spending on hospitality and entertainment for FTSE 350 clients, along with details of staff targets and progression, as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee inquiry into audit quality

20 Feb 2019

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Business | Early results show gender pay gap widening

With only weeks to go until the reporting deadline, four in 10 private companies that have published their latest gender pay gap are reporting wider gaps than they did last year, according to BBC analysis

20 Feb 2019