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Directors indeed draw down money from their company, but the process and considerations surrounding this are not cut and dry.

In 2017/18, there were 3.9 million working days lost as a result of 71,062 workers suffering a non-fatal injury at work. The cost financially in 2016/17 came to £5.2 billion. The widespread impact of work accidents is clear. 

As businesses grow, so does the data that is gathered and companies are turning to artificial intelligence and other cloud-based technologies to unleash tremendous value in the process.

We are all guilty of a few bad habits, both at home and at work. In the office, bad habits often manifest themselves in ways related to key systems and processes which can, in turn, undermine productivity. Below Darren Upson, VP of Small…

More than half (52%) of UK SMEs are finding it difficult to access funding from banks, while 28% believed the problem has worsened over the past five years according to a survey of business owners and senior decision-makers across a wide…

Businesses are more conscious than ever of their impact on the environment. And with studies estimating an annual spend for companies of around $8 billion a year to manage their paper usage, digital alternatives are looking more and more…

Electric vehicles are very much in the spotlight right now. Even more so now that the diesel and petrol cars have been branded significantly harmful for the environment. With air pollutions levels high throughout the UK, the government has…

Employees are missing out on entitled expenses because of the stressful ‘pay and reclaim’ process. According to the report: Out of Pocket Employees, conducted by Allstar Business Solutions, one in four employed adults have postponed or…

The UK's share of taxes and levies paid by household consumers for natural gas is actually the lowest out of the whole of Europe - which contributes to a lower annual bill. However, as UK has been hit with plummeting temperatures with much…

On 1 April 2018 (April Fool's Day), the introduction of three energy policy changes could increase business electricity bills for some customers. Energy regulator Ofgem has announced a trio of policies (DCP161, DCP228, and P350), which…

Non-commodity charges for electricity bills have risen by an average of 10% every year for the past 10 years. In a speech during the UK's biggest energy event, EMEX, Martin Chitty, Director of Energy Analysis at cost management…

With staff Christmas parties in full swing, is it just Santa companies need to think about, or the Scrooge of the Taxman too? Nigel Morris, tax director at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, explains. The good news for employers is that HMRC provides…