new financial year hr checklist

Your new financial year checklist

Yes, it’s upon us – is your business ready for the new financial year? Here’s your new financial year checklist to see if you’re prepared, and if not you can see what you need to do… quick! Tax • Marriage and other allowance change. These are UK-wide • Tax code uplifts • Two UK tax

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Holiday Policies – the good and the bad!

As we enter the start of the holiday season, we thought we’d look at the pros and the cons of the holiday season and the impact it can have on business and employees. We all know how important it is to have time out, to recharge and get away from the everyday humdrum and stresses

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Dovetail Business Round-Up: April

Making sure you don’t miss the important HR & Business news in Dorset and Hampshire and beyond – here is Dovetail’s Business Round-Up of latest headlines + local businesses featured ‘in the news’: General News Why you should treat your staff like customers!Dorset Chamber Chief talks to the Daily Echo about how employers’ say that

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Brexit business checklist

Your Brexit business checklist – are you ready?

As Brexit ‘still’ looms – could we also face an ‘un-United Kingdom’? As Article 50 is set to be triggered this week, the Brexit withdrawal process is set to begin. With  the process said to take place over the next two years, possibly longer – it’s certainly not going to be a quickie divorce! Have

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Tech Nation 2017 Report: Bournemouth & Poole

We’ve been awaiting the latest Tech Nation report and, finally it’s here! The Daily Echo give a great summary of it’s key findings for the Bournemouth & Poole area. Tech Nation 2017 Report: Bournemouth & Poole ” THE thriving tech industry in Bournemouth and Poole has a greater proportion of high-growth businesses than its counterparts

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UK Construction industry – good news & bad news!

The Construction industry is in a state of uncertainty at the moment. Do you want the good news or the bad news? Do you ever get the feeling the UK isn’t maximising it’s chances of economic success..? The construction industry has experienced continued growth over the last 2 years and if it continues as predicted

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The Dovetail News Round Up

March 2017 Making sure you don’t miss anything – here’s the Dovetail Round Up of latest headlines on local businesses ‘in the news’ across Dorset and Hampshire. General News 28.03.17 Dorset industry leader pleads for “business as usual” after Article 50 triggered .. The leader of a Dorset industry group has called for “business as usual” after

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salaries in dorset and hampshire are on the up

Salaries in Dorset and Hampshire are on the up!

Earlier in the week, we looked at marketing salaries nationwide: Marketing Salary Surveys – Is it time to make a change? , but what’s going on our neck of the woods? What are the salary levels currently looking like in Dorset and Hampshire? Is your company on track? Salaries in Dorset and Hampshire The IHS Markit monthly

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So, what about employer perks & benefits?

The Sunday Times recently published 4 new surveys on the best companies to work for in the UK. Proud local moment: 6 Dorset companies were listed across the 4 surveys, with 3 in the top 25 of  ‘The top 100 companies to work for in the UK’. No. 1 – the local Christchurch company, 4com, No. 13 – Churchill Retirement

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How to dress in the workplace – back to the basics

Following on from our recent article about Fashion in the Workplace – I thought I’d share a few pointers on the general basics of how to dress in the workplace. Boundaries are blurring, and as attitudes and fashions change, it’s becoming increasingly tricky knowing what is an appropriate way to dress and mastering the all important workwear

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Marketing salary surveys – is it time to make a change?

For all marketers – the latest marketing salary surveys are below. So how does your salary stack up against your peers? Now and again, it’s always good to take stock of where you are in your career, think about what you’re long term goals are and if you’re on track. Find out which sectors pay their

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Fashion in the workplace

Fashion in the Workplace

Are relaxed dress codes becoming the norm? So what’s going on with fashion in the workplace? Some are saying that the traditional office wardrobe is changing, and we are losing our love for the suit and workplace formality in general. Sales of the office suit are apparently falling, and there is a increasing trend in

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Personal Resolutions vs Emerging HR Trends for 2017?

Can you believe we’re halfway through February already? The weather doesn’t know what to do with itself, hot, cold, snow, sunshine – the seasons are to say the least a little confused. Before we hit March, I’d say it’s a good time to take stock and check if you’re on track with your goals for

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Romance in the workplace

Romance in the workplace – dead or alive?

February is the month of romance and Valentine’s Day has come and gone – so how do we feel about romance in the workplace? Starting out in the workplace over 20 years ago as a young idealistic 19 year old :0), I told myself that I would never get involved with someone I worked with.

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Understanding the Current Unemployment News

Let’s talk about current unemployment rates. It has been reported in the news recently that in the three months leading up to November, we have had the lowest level of unemployment for more than a decade. The rate is now sitting at 4.8% and this is the lowest it has been since 2005. Employment has

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