Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 3 businesses say that maintaining customer engagement has been their biggest challenge while adapting to new ways of working, according to telecommunications provider Esendex. Businesses are needing to tailor how they communicate in order to continue to deliver their high levels of service to align with the changing lifestyles
If you’ve had employees take sick leave due to the coronavirus, there’s a chance the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme will repay you, as an employer, the SSP paid to both current and former employees. Find out whether your business is eligible for this scheme, how much you could be due and how
In recent weeks, the Government has employed 25,000 contact tracers who have been tasked to carry out detective work to find the people who have been in contact with those known to be infected with the coronavirus. As well as this, trials have been underway throughout May for the NHS Covid-19 Contact Tracing App in
With most office workers currently working from home, many businesses are seeing this as the catalyst towards taking the plunge towards making their business fully virtual. This means that they have no fixed ‘bricks and mortar’ office residence and employees all work from home in virtual offices —or wherever there’s sufficient Wi-Fi signal—allowing the company
Due to the ever-growing demand in new and innovative technology and the seemingly endless surge of digital progression, there is never time to rest on your laurels when it comes to cybersecurity. As a business, to avoid becoming victim to cybercrime, you need to build your walls of defence in all areas, including cybersecurity, training
In THP’s fifth Flavour & Trend Forecast for 2020, they have made some predictions for the following years’ food and drink trends. BotanicalsPrepare for Instagram-worthy delights in the coming years as edible flowers and wild botanicals will be in full bloom for 2020. Not only will they be used as a garnish in drink, but you will likely see
Whether you’re simply looking for opportunities to sell or you have been approached by an investor, we take a look at what you should think about before selling a start-up business. What’s the end game? Think about your goals for the business and what you set out to achieve. Try not to look at just
Mark and Sally both want to make a go of running small businesses in their local town. Mark wants to open a local antique store, while Sally has her sights set on opening a small boutique on the bustling riverside. Both budding entrepreneurs grew up in the same town, so they know that there’s a
UK firms in breach of health and safety law could face fines of up to £20m under stricter sentencing guidelines. In a move that has been welcomed by the British Safety Council (BSC), courts will now impose tougher sentences on firms which break health and safety law or commit corporate manslaughter offences. The courts will
Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance (D&O) protects a businesses’ senior staff against a number of insured wrongful acts. In the past, this has been a reliable means of protection for many business directors. However, the landscape of D&O cover is now changing. We take a look at why and what this could mean for your business.
