Auto enrolment affects all employers. Every employer has been allocated a Staging Date by which time they must have a pension scheme in place. Even if you think your employees will not want to be part of a pension scheme you still have to put one in place. All eligible employees must be enrolled into the pension scheme at your Staging Date and after that they can choose to opt out but you must not encourage them to opt out. …
Outsourcing is the contracting out of a business service to a third party. Business owners need so many skills to keep their business going and growing that it makes sense to know what you are best at and what someone else will be able to do better than you. …
For the second time this year our office has closed for a team training day. We do get together regularly for team meetings but a whole day of training has proved extremely valuable to us. Whilst we work as a team supporting each other …
Children aged 13 and upwards can be employed part-time but there are restrictions and they may require an employment permit issued by the Education Department of the Council. Most local councils require that an employment permit is issued as this ensures that the employer is insured against accidents. Children do not need a permit for work experience arranged by their school. …
