The tough question business owners face, especially tech companies, is how to retain and incentivise employees and can this be done cost effectively without large bonus payments? An Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme is a potential means of doing this. more»
There’s sure to be an influx of potential new applicants looking to start afresh in 2018. With this in mind, it might be time for your company to scrub up on how it can attract top talent. more»
The measures have been laid out in a joint report published by the Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE) and Community, a trade union. more»
HMRC’s Trivial Benefits Allowance permits employers to give certain types of benefit and or reward to staff tax-free. more»
Half of HR managers at UK companies view rising costs as the biggest challenge to implementing an employee benefits programme. more»
HMRC’s seasonal gift rules provide a yearly tax-free Christmas party allowance that can be used to subsidise food, drink, travel or accommodation. more»
With on-demand platforms Deliveroo and Uber both at the centre of high profile legal rulings in recent weeks, David Walker helps Business Advice readers understand the roots of controversy in the gig economy. more»
Would you allow your employees a day off for a hangover? You might see an unexpected benefit. From booze to bands, Business Advice finds out the unusual workplace perks on offer at three small UK companies that have proved a success among staff. more»
HMRC must make clear proposed changes to income allowances that could create confusion over what business owners must declare in self-assessment tax returns, according to a lobby group. more»
The taxable benefit for businesses on cars is a lot higher than on vans, and HMRC’s rules determine that a van must be a “goods” vehicle – that is, a vehicle of a construction mainly suited “for the conveyance of goods or burden”. more»
