Dear Payroll Client We are trying to continue to run our payroll service as best possible in the current situation, with regards to the new changes to employees pay in relation to the job retention scheme we will need you to confirm the following to ensure that we process the correct pay figures to HMRC:- …
Recruitment A Big Challenge For Business
In Northern Ireland we find ourselves in the relatively unusual position of struggling to recruiting the right talent into our businesses, such is the demand for suitable, experienced and well qualified workers. At the last count there were around 775,000 pay-rolled employees across the country, with record levels of employment, so when you start to …
Plenty Of Work But Plenty Of Worries Over The Cost Of Living
There are less people out of work in Northern Ireland as there has ever been, which on the one hand is excellent news, but the cost of living crisis is causing great insecurity among workers. The increasing cost of fuel bills and food bills will inevitably lead to pressure for wages to rise, which could …
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Consumer Confidence Takes A Hit As Prices Increase & Inflation Rises
The latest analysis undergone by the Danske Bank has shown that consumer confidence has been badly dented by higher prices and inflation, which has put ever greater strain on household finances. A third of people said that their confidence in buying goods and services had been affected by these issues, whereas 18% pointed to the …
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Businesses Encouraged To Promote The Active Travel Challenge
The Active Travel Challenge is up and running in June when businesses across Northern Ireland will be encouraged to get involved in a bid to get their employees travelling to and from work by physically active, greener means. Next month employees will be urged to leave their car at home and walk, cycle or, if …
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Will A 4 Day Working Week Become The Norm?
There has been much talk over recent years of becoming more flexible in our working practices and one topic which has been frequently discussed is the transition to a 4 day working week. But although this would prove a very attractive proposition for most workers it appears that bosses may be not so keen to …
Shops Suffer As Cost Of Living Crisis Bites
The cost of living crisis has begun to hit the high street according to the latest data from the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium. This news will come as little surprise really, as the general public are finding they have less money to spend due to spiralling inflation and huge increases in energy prices. Shops See …
Price Rises Expected Across The Board From N Ireland Businesses
A recent survey of firms in Northern Ireland found that well over three quarters of these firms were expecting to significantly raise their prices over the next few months, with the main reason being the rocketing cost of raw materials. Ukraine A Catalyst For Escalating Energy Prices The war in Ukraine has certainly been a …
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Covid Loan Repayments, Inflation & High Energy Prices Making Life Tough For Business
With inflation beginning to run rampant, energy costs skyrocketing and proving a real drain on business finances, the fact that for many companies it is time to pay back some of the Covid recovery loans they used during the pandemic cannot have come at a worse time. And this is why we are seeing four …
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