Mental health – what are you doing for staff?

By |2020-02-11T11:22:52+01:00February 11th, 2020|

Deloitte’s has published an interesting report on mental health in the workplace (Mental health and employers – Refreshing the case for investment). It last published the report in 2017. The report highlights the financial cost to employers of poor mental health in the workplace and the financial benefits of employers investing in employees’ mental wellbeing.  [...]

Recruiting via social media can be discriminatory

By |2020-01-29T14:43:47+01:00January 28th, 2020|

When you are recruiting for new staff you must be careful not to discriminate against applicants based on a protected characteristic, e.g. age, sex, race, religion etc. In a recent case one pub company fell foul of the law by advertising job vacancies on Facebook and in a way that discriminated against older workers.  Facts [...]

Changes to tax rules for consultants

By |2020-02-05T09:39:28+01:00January 24th, 2020|

Some businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors engage consultants who provide their services through a personal service company.  This may, for example, be a property consultant, a strategic development consultant or an HR consultant.  The personal service or limited company submits invoices to the hospitality business who is currently not responsible for taxing the [...]