by Neil O'Brien | Aug 4, 2017 | Costs, Employees, Our News
How much to pay a marketing manager, a plumber, a sales manager and a goldsmith. The same question came from four clients in four weeks. But the question of how much to pay an accountant is what tipped the scales in favour of this article. Let’s use simple...
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 28, 2017 | Employees, management, Our News
Most companies firefight when it comes to recruitment, either because someone has left or the influx in sales had led to an increased workload. Either way, without planning and time to recruit, the firefight recruitment process is flawed and will cost your business,...
by Neil O'Brien | May 12, 2017 | Employees, Individuals, management, Motivation, Our News
Do you ever wake up before your alarm? Not just waking up and rolling over before dozing back off and hitting the snooze button 4 times before crawling out from bed, still half asleep. What I’m talking about is waking up, jumping out of bed with the ideas and energy...
by Neil O'Brien | May 5, 2017 | Employees, management, Motivation, Our News
Following on from our article on building an A-Team we now move onto how to build a high-performance team. Building a high-performance team comes down to just one thing, trust. Special Forces teams are highly effective at what they do because of this one thing, the...
by Neil O'Brien | Aug 7, 2015 | Budget, Costs, Employees, PAYE & NI, Payroll, Tax
What is the National Living Wage? The idea behind the National Living Wage is that it is high enough for workers to have a ‘normal’ standard of living. By 2020 the National Living Wage will increase to £9 an hour, replacing the £6.50 minimum wage. Whilst...
by Neil O'Brien | Sep 26, 2014 | Employees, Individuals
Work to live or live to work? Employees now view their jobs as a means to fund their lifestyle more and more. As the lifestyle becomes more important, how can you recruit and retain the best of the best? Studies have shown that the biggest benefit you can give an...
