March 2011 Blog Posts (24)

I was trying to think how our friends on the headline desks at the tabloids would have titled this story, and I hope I have done it justice?

A landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice means that insurance companies can not discriminate on the basis of sex when calculating premiums.

Insurance firms had an opt-out of a gender discrimination directive due to the wide use of sex in deciding premiums but the UK must now implement the policy into law by December 21…

In many ways, business is a numbers game – and we’re not talking the National Lottery here, although my partner Angela did scoop the top £1000 prize in this month’s Sam Beare and Woking Hospice Draw (how’s that for ‘Givers Gain, Folks)!

Anyway, here are some of the ‘magic numbers’ (not drawn by Guinevere or Amethyst :0) for us this week...

As of today NiS lists 211 events in…

I’ve been giving more thought to how easy it can be for someone starting a new venture to feel overwhelmed by what needs to happen to get the business to take off. Well, try thinking of your start up as the basket of a hot air balloon.

Every activity that you are doing, or are thinking of doing, can be categorized as either part of the balloon that is generating lift, or one of the sandbags holding you down.



* If you don’t pay attention to those things that generate lift then…

2011 – New Legislation

2011 will provide new regulations for employers to update themselves with and work through the challenges to their pension scheme processes, employing agency workers and helping their employees with their flexible working hours. Here's a quick guide for employers to help keep themselves updated on the New Year’s legislation.

Abolition of the default retirement age

By far the…