Tax avoidance versus tax evasion: What’s the difference?
March 9, 2012 1:04 PM written by David Thornhill · 4 Comments
Let’s face it; no one really likes to pay tax from their hard-earned money. It’s one of those things in life that we accept and pay – funding the country’s vital services, from the NHS to our children’s education – but wouldn’t it be great if the money came from somewhere else instead? There is a fine line however between illegally not paying tax and deliberately choosing to not pay some of it; Harry Redknapp is particularly familiar with the difference, with a court case for alleged tax evasion currently underway where his financial activities are being heavily scrutinised by the British legal system.
Are we Managers or Parents?
February 21, 2012 4:48 PM written by Hannah Keep · Leave a Comment
Whilst running a Managers training programme the other day I was taken back to my training in Transactional Analysis (a theory of personality) and it struck me how sometimes with the best of intentions, managers can set up ‘unhealthy’ relationships with their consultants. You will be familiar with the term Parent, Adult, Child which in Read more
Proceed with caution – beware contracts with teeth that can bite you!
February 21, 2012 4:38 PM written by David Thornhill · 4 Comments
Contracts can be complicated documents. Simply misreading just one section could land your business in hot-water and potentially make you pay more in the long term, or worse still, run the risk of not being paid at all. Having worked in recruitment for more than 25 years, both as a user and provider of invoice Read more
Work Hard or Smart – you decide
January 9, 2012 1:20 PM written by Hannah Keep · 3 Comments
How many times in your career have you heard the words ‘work smarter, not harder’? Top billers seem to have the innate ability to do this, they do work hard but they choose to work on the right activities, the right candidates, the right clients, where they know they will get a return on investment Read more
If you’re not sure, ask about IT
January 5, 2012 4:38 PM written by Claire Manton · 4 Comments
I.T. recruitment agencies face a unique set of circumstances when buying insurance. Not only do they need normal office cover and general liability for their own staff, but they can often be deemed responsible for the workers they place as well. IT agencies are increasingly asked to sign contracts in which they're guaranteeing to their Read more
How to cut the red tape and focus on liberating your business to become more profitable
January 3, 2012 2:22 PM written by David Thornhill · 6 Comments
Where there’s a will there’s a way….here Simplicity MD David Thornhill explores the opportunities available to new start up recruitment agencies who don’t want to be strangled by the ever growing amount of red tape facing businesses in the UK. Tune in your TV or radio and you will be presented with a tale of Read more
Do recruitment consultants provide you with an appealing shortlist and save you time or is the value minimal?
December 29, 2011 11:00 PM written by Philip Marks · 1 Comment
I was once bet a bottle of champagne to prove that Londoners were friendly by going up to three random people, separately and engaging them in a 3 minute lighthearted conversation. Do you get good customer service in shops? Do you get great service in hotels? ARE Londoner’s friendly? The answer to the question about Read more
