Simon Walsh is Partner in the Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, and Marilyn Bell is Partner and Head of the Family Law team, at law firm SA Law. In this article they illustrate how it’s more important than ever to take a holistic approach as businesses and individuals re-engage post-Lockdown. We all know the Pandemic has impacted businesses’ plans for the future – whether changing market opportunities, or internal working practices, or both. But in a family run business the impacts become multi-layered: Covid is as likely to have shaken up family dynamics, and possibly business succession plans, as…
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Jodie Fraser, founder of Fraser Allen Estate Management, is celebrating after receiving an award for Pandemic Response of the Year in the only national awards for block management experts. The 38-year-old property and block manager and her team received the award at a glittering event in London (November 30) hosted by News On The Block. She was presented with her award by tv presenter and comedian Paul Sinha, best known for appearing on the tv series The Chase and Bob Smytherman, of the Private Residents’ Associations. Jodie said: “It was amazing to be recognised in this way as we did work…
Mike Elliff, CEO at Tyl by NatWest talks to SME Today about what the payments industry can do better to help SME’s in the new year What can the payments industry do better in 2022? “For 2022 it is increasingly important for the payments industry to view every move through its impact on the relationship between the business owner and the end customer, focusing on our customers’ customers. Not just the payment provider and the business customer. The rise of Open Banking and services such as Buy Now Pay later are an excellent example of this. For 2022 we expect to…
Helloprint recently conducted a survey for 1000 office workers to determine whether business cards and face-to-face networking are still relevant in a more digital and remote-led office workforce. This is what the survey revealed: 70% of office workers are keen to begin face-to-face networking again post-covid 55% of people think it’s a good idea to have your pronouns on your business card 48% of people think printing a phonetic pronunciation of your name onto a business card is professional 40% of people think its professional to begin putting your vaccination status on a business card The survey found out that…
Remote and hybrid working is driving a permanent shift in how businesses are organising their tech. Dependence on on-premise infrastructure, to support a full capacity office, is no longer required, shows a recent survey. Surveying 200 business leaders across the UK, a new study by Zen Internet has found that: only 11% of planned tech operations will be hosted on-premise off premise tools are among the top tech investments set to be made in the next 12 months, alongside artificial intelligence (25%) automation (24%) and application programming interface (24%) It’s estimated that only 55% of office space and desks are expected to be…
Business finance marketplace Funding Options has joined forces with Wise to offer Wise Business, the business account for going global, in its marketplace to further expand its offering for SMEs as they recover from the pandemic. Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move and manage money across borders for millions built Wise Business to enable business owners to pay international invoices, vendors, and employees in 80 countries without subscription fees and without paying any hidden charges in international transfers, which are made at the mid-market rate (i.e. the rate you see on Google). For example, in…
Chief Executive, Michael Brodie and Head of Customer Operations, Dan Britton from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) have won two of only 50 awards given out to leaders across the globe. Announced on 14 December 2021, the Inspiring Leaders Awards recognise leaders for their humanity and courage as well as their ability to unleash potential and communicate well. Michael Brodie joined the NHS Business Services Authority as Chief Executive in September 2019, only a few months before the global pandemic began. Michael recognised that as a national delivery organisation which operates platforms and services at scale, NHSBSA had capabilities and experiences…
Two-year study of ambiguity at work highlights the personal and business benefits of good saving behaviours, yet only 35% of employees are showing positive signs across all five key indicators 65% of employees find their saving habits leave them feeling financially exposed in at least one area, while more than one in four (28%) feel their finances control their lives More than two in five employees (43%) do not feel financially on track for the future Soaring inflation and ultra-competitive jobs market will challenge employers to support employees’ financial preparedness to attract and retain staff Aviva has called on businesses to…
A cross-sector survey of companies with a combined total of more than 1.8 million employees has, for the first time, provided a clear view of company intent in 2022 and beyond. HR DataHub, who provides technology powered HR insights, surveyed 125 senior HR, D&I, reward and people professionals – including 12 FTSE100 – on topics related to their employee strategy. The Outlook 2022 report highlights five key themes emerging in the employee sphere: Unprecedented levels of reward and benefit will be offered to attract and retain talent in 2022; Companies have little intention to report externally on D&I; Disclosure rates are likely…
Ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate decision tomorrow (16th December), Simon Broadley, Managing Director at Tenet Mortgage Solutions, suggests bigger issues for UK mortgages could be on the horizon: “Until the last couple of weeks, an interest rate rise felt almost inevitable. So much so, that many mortgage lenders have already priced in such a rise. This means that even if the Bank pulls the trigger, and regardless of what Omicron does to the MPC’s festive plans, mortgage rates on the whole should be effectively protected – for now.” “For many people though, this is their first experience…