Budget 6 March 2024

Budget 6 March 2024

The Chancellor delivered his Spring Budget on 6 March 2024. This is a summary of how it may affect you. More details should be announced by the Government in due course. National Insurance From 6 April 2024, the main rate of employee’s NIC is reduced to 8 per cent,...
Business Network – Services offered

Business Network – Services offered

I’ve recently joined a networking group of business owners. We meet together each week to share leads and referrals. I find it much better working with people who I know I will see regularly, than with “cold callers”. Thus, if you are looking for a reliable person who...
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The Income of Authors

I recently read a Linkedin post in which someone reproduced a graph showing the average level of income received by authors. It seems to have undergone a steep decline over the last ten years or so. In an ideal world, the Society of Authors would have picked up on...
I have a secret admirer!

I have a secret admirer!

I have just received a bottle of Chivas Regal scotch whisky, which I shall drink with great enjoyment, but there was nothing on or inside the packaging to say who it was from. Therefore, I can’t say thank you in person to the sender. If you’re reading this and you...
Budget 6 March 2024

Virtual Help

Virtual Assistance – Practical help out of admin tangles The country appears to be making its way back to something like normal life after Covid. Some of us reading this may be, or soon become, extremely busy with work as suppressed demand for goods and services...
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Euro Team

Employing staff from elsewhere in Europe For some years now, it has been the legal responsibility of all employers to verify that all their employees have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. As of 1 July 2021, if you employ European Union, European Economic...