Archive | April, 2009

Five ways to avoid redundancy!

29. April 2009

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1. Introduce flexible working - you may have to cut employee hours but if pitched correctly they’ll appreciate the continuation of work. 2. Prohibit overtime – those who rely on overtime may leave. However the employees who stay will still have work to do and you avoid a potential redundancy situation. 3. Change shift [...]

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Outsourcing in the Recession…

29. April 2009

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Outsourced HR is a fast growing area in this time of recession. Many organisations are beginning to realise that frequent HR tasks such as recruitment and selection are a lengthy process and many no longer have the time or resources to ensure that tasks are performed correctly. Outsourcing provides the opportunity to exploit in-depth HR [...]

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Social Networking

29. April 2009

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Like all networking and blogging sites on the internet, you may believe typing messages on these sites is unmonitored and you can put on there anything you want as a business or as an employee, but with more people looking to interact in new ways over the internet one wrong sentence or phrase can be [...]

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PAYE Podcasting

29. April 2009

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Are you unaware of the forthcoming PAYE changes? Now all you need to do is tune in to the latest podcast via the following link www.hmrc.gov.uk/podcasts and the HMRC will explain it all for you. The podcast has been developed in reference to the new rules which will be in place from April 2009. Changes will [...]

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New HMRC penalties…

24. April 2009

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New HMRC penalties…

There is a significant change in the approach which HMRC will be taking in dealing with tax returns relating to periods starting on or after 1 April 2008, where the return is due to be submitted on or after 1 April 2009. HMRC have the legal right to enquire into any return and if they find [...]

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