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Working From Home Tips
If you’re lucky enough to have a job that allows you to work from home, it can be both a blessing and a curse! Not having to take annual leave because you need to wait in for that delivery or having some work done in the house is great. You have the flexibility to...
Tax Free Childcare – What Is It?
Did you know about the Government tax free childcare scheme? Not everyone entitled to it is aware of the scheme, so check out the guide below and see if you’re eligible. What is it? It’s a scheme where the government will top up your childcare costs up to £2000 per...
Strange Interview Techniques
I’m sure we’ve all had interviews where you think the interviewer is a bit off, but ever had one of those interviews where you just think “what the hell?” Some people have some really strange ideas when it comes to interviewing and will throw all sorts of strange...
Handing in your notice
So you’ve followed all the advice, aced the interview and got your job offer in writing. You’re over the moon about the new offer, but now need to face the boss and tell them you’re leaving and officially hand in your notice. As much as we’ve all spent time day...
How to Handle a Counter Offer
Congratulations! You’ve found your new job – got through the interview without anyone at work finding out, got the offer and handed your notice in. Now your boss wants to talk about it and you wonder if a counter offer is on the cards. You may be certain there’s...
Getting ready to take some time off
We’ve all been there – taken a week off to spend some time with the family, had a great time, then you have to go back to work. You return to a full inbox, loads of voicemails to go through, never mind the fact that none of the work you left with your colleagues has...
Are you harming your promotion prospects?
Everyone is aware of the major red flags when it comes to work and bad behaviors. Constantly being late or having lots of ‘emergencies’ that mean you need to leave a little early don’t put you in a good position with the rest of the team and the boss, but what about...
Do You Love Your Job? Should You?
We’ve all heard the old saying – get paid to do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. But how many of us actually love our jobs? Or are we tolerating the work, the atmosphere and the people we are forced to interact with daily in order to take home...
Passing Probation at Work
So you’ve got the offer for the dream job, handed in your notice and started at the new company. Most companies have a probation period specified in the contract – usually around 3 to 6 months. This is the company’s chance to see if you’re a good fit for the role and...
Shakespeare Insults
It’s the Bard’s birthday, so we thought we’d celebrate by sharing some of his work. His list of plays and sonnets was extensive and most of us read his work at school. But did you know he coined some awesome insults – especially great for those situations where you...
Marriage Allowance – Could You Benefit?
Are you married or in a civil partnership? Have you heard about the marriage allowance? It’s a Government scheme where couples can transfer some of their tax allowance between them and reduce the tax due over the year. It’s all perfectly legal, but not many people...
Easter Opening Hours
We’d like to wish all our employees and contractors a Happy Easter!! And we thought we’d take the opportunity to let you know when we’ll be open over the Easter Bank Holiday period: Thursday 18th April 9am to 5pm as normal Friday 19th April Closed Monday 22nd April...
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