Category Archives: Finance & Accounting
Reducing spending on Learning and Development
How to reduce spending without compromising on your L&D needs Dealing with cuts and longer lasting implications of the recession than were perhaps expected has been the shared impression of 2011 for many UK businesses. The effects of this can … Continue reading
National Minimum Wage increase October 1st
National minimum wage increases to £6.08 per hour from Saturday 1st of October A brief reminder from us at LCP that this Saturday the adult national minimum wage rate will change to £6.08 per hour, a 15p increase on the … Continue reading
Accountants would prefer a four-day week
Most accountants would take a £11,000 paycut in return for a four-day week Also see: How to effectively implement flexible working Fresh from the pleasures of two four-day weekends, it comes as no suprise that recent research has found most accountants would … Continue reading
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Tax relief and training: could tax system reform reduce waste?
Reforming the system for tax relief on training The government have been full steam ahead with new initiatives to boost the private sector and look at new ways to encourage development and training. Although the generally popular Train to Gain … Continue reading
What is the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF)?
The Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) The government announced the new Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) last November, a new £100m investment fund to support skills development and drive growth. Part of the funding will support leadership and management training … Continue reading
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Tagged BIS, gif, government funding, growth and innovation fund, investment, john hayes, leadership, leadership and management training, learning and development, management, national skills academies, sector skills councils, skills, sme leadership and management grant, train to gain, vince cable
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Why take on an apprentice?
Still not convinced about apprenticehips? You could be missing out on the ideal worker Don’t miss our ‘apprentice’ themed caption competition – enter by 11th March, and our blog for school-leavers on why to consider apprenticeships Our February newsletter covered … Continue reading
Time to up retirement age, says think tank
To up or not to up? Think tank says increasing retirement age neccessary to save economy The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has estimated that the UK economy was performing at 4% under its potential at the … Continue reading
Staff Retention: does the Google money method work?
How bright is Google’s approach to employee retention? As a career coach and talent management specialist, I was intrigued and dumbfounded to read that Google’s solution to stemming the departure of its brightest minds has been to offer an across … Continue reading
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