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Pitfalls of recruitment

Top tips to avoid the pitfalls of recruitment

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Grace Cunningham
The pandemic and its continuing impact has been driving people to reconsider their working and personal lives. Some have chosen to leave the job market and others have chosen to semi-retire and enjoy life a bit more. Recent statistics show the economy is moving to fuller employment. This is leaving the job market in a…
carvers solicitors

Exciting move for local firm Carvers Solicitors!

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Grace Cunningham
Carvers Solicitors are bringing their teams together under one roof in their Washwood Heath office. After more than 40 years’ operating in the Hodge Hill and Washwood Heath areas, the firm will soon be united under one roof. It had been hoped that this could be achieved at the end of 2021, however restrictions meant…
SSP Rebate Scheme

Lifting COVID restrictions and Closure of the SSP Rebate Scheme

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Grace Cunningham
Earlier this week, Boris Johnson revealed details of the Government’s ‘Living with COVID-19 Plan’. As part of this plan it will include the closure of the SPP Rebate Scheme which currently allows small and medium-sized employers to recover up to two weeks Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for each employee who is off work due to…
Mediation Voucher Scheme

Additional investment to Mediation Voucher Scheme announced

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Grace Cunningham
In January, the Ministry of Justice announced they will invest an extra £1.27 million into the Mediation Voucher Scheme bringing the total funding to just under £3.3m since its launch in March 2021. We welcome this positive news as the new funding will provide an additional 2,440 vouchers for mediation services, with the hope of…
Mandatory covid vaccines

Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS Staff

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Grace Cunningham
Up until this week it had been the case that by 1 April 2022, NHS staff, health and social care workers, and volunteers working in England who have face-to-face contact with patients and service users needed to have been fully vaccinated (i.e. received two dosages) against COVID-19 unless they were medically exempt. This means that…
Inheritance Tax Process

HMRC Announces Simplification of Inheritance Tax Process

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Grace Cunningham
Following a report published by the Office of Tax Simplification, HMRC has announced changes to their requirements for when Inheritance Tax accounts must be completed. These changes aim to reduce the number of estates where an Inheritance Tax account will be required in order to simplify and streamline the Inheritance Tax process. Under the previous…
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