The Government has provided a range of support measures for UK businesses as a response to the disruption caused by Coronavirus – COVID19. 1. Job Retention Scheme: Government grants will cover 80% of the salary of retained staff with a…
Everything around us is different to how we usually do things, so we asked Lisa at Social Media Sussex to provide some top tips on how best to respond to COVID19 on your social media. 1. Pause and reflect- prepare…
Undoubtedly, in these unprecedented times, with change happening so rapidly, it’s hard to believe that the severe impact on local business because of Coronavirus has only been a little over a week. It’s gone from advice on ‘washing your hands’…
Last night (Thursday 19 March) we should have conducted our AGM and yet, following Government advice to avoid non-essential gatherings of people, we naturally, couldn't go ahead... So, our treasurer, Claire Allen of Team4Solutions bookkeeping, shares her financial summary here…
Over the last week or so we have been contacting each of our clients to explain and reiterate the importance of looking at realigning their marketing strategy and redesigning any existing campaigns during this period of uncertainty. It got me…
Covid-19 is presenting numerous challenges to Employers and the guidance is changing daily. We thought it would be useful to provide answers to the Top 10 most commonly asked questions to date. 1) Can we ask staff to work from…
If you had to describe the biggest change to the workplace in recent years, where would you start? Without too much difficulty, you’d probably arrive at the increase in reliance on ‘Digital Skills’… Of course, digital skills aren’t only confined…
After years of campaigning and a case taken to the Supreme Court, mixed-sex couples in England and Wales are now able to enter into a civil partnership. From 2 December 2019, couples can give notice of their intention to enter…
FRS has had an incredibly busy start to 2020! Whilst celebrating our 20 years of being one of the top recruiters in Sussex, Surrey & Kent, we have recently moved our Mid Sussex office and our Headquarters to luxurious new…
This year will see the biggest increase in the National Living Wage during the last 5 years. That’s an increase of 6.2% from £8.21 to £8.72 for employees over 25. If you have employees who are paid the current National…