Monthly Archives: April 2017

National Living Wage – onus on Government to help businesses

There has been much noise about the raising of the Living Wage on 1 April. While trade unions understandably consider the move a triumph, business owners are genuinely worried that their businesses will struggle to meet the new pay threshold.

Here are the facts:

– If […]

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Recruitment and Brexit – what you need to know

Around 2.3 million nationals of other EU countries are in work in the UK as of earlier this year. That’s about 7% of people in work—the highest on record – and there’s no doubt they make a significant contribution to the economy. However, as […]

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Frontline response to Labour’s National Living Wage plans

The £10 an hour that Labour is proposing in 2020 will cripple businesses already struggling with successive hikes in the National Living Wage, the Apprenticeship Levy and a business rates scheme that is both confused and expensive.

Whilst of course we agree that workers should […]

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