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Company car tax: all you need to know about electric cars
The main obstacle to offering a member of staff (including directors and business owners who are employees) a petrol or diesel company car is the fact they add to their personal tax burden. This means many employees opt out of company car schemes to avoid paying benefit in kind tax, which reflects the monetary value
Want to save time calculating recruitment consultant commissions?
Are you sinking under a sea of spreadsheets as you struggle to calculate your recruitment consultant commissions? Well, we think we have found the perfect solution… Every business owner would like to reduce the amount of repetitive admin and finance tasks, so it’s no surprise that there are so many helpful, time-saving apps and software
How to Improve Candidate Experience in Recruitment
Attracting and retaining candidates is one of the hardest jobs faced by recruiters in the industry at the moment. Whilst reaching and engaging candidates in the first place is a significant struggle, keeping them interested throughout the recruitment process and ensuring they have a positive experience is essential to growing your workforce and remaining competitive.
R&D Tax Relief Overview
Recruitment businesses could be eligible for R&D tax relief. This one page overview on R&D Tax Relief provides a short description of what it is and why you can be eligible to receive this valuable tax relief in any sector. The overview also includes a link to a short video introduction to R&D Tax Relief
What is R&D?
Research and development is generally well understood as a concept. Yet, it’s somewhat misleading to label the UK’s tax relief scheme as ‘R&D’ tax relief, as many incorrectly think it only applies to research-specific companies. In reality, it’s a tax relief to incentivise innovation by companies in any sector. This common misconception means many believe
IR35 news: report published into HMRC’s tax changes
The National Audit Office (NAO) examined the implementation in April 2017 of reforms to tax rules for off-payroll working in the public sector. The new legislation made public bodies responsible for determining the employment tax status of workers hired through intermediaries. The Government introduced the changes to prevent self-employed contractors avoiding PAYE and Class 1
How to Market a Recruitment Agency – Part 2
This is Part 2 of ‘How to Market a Recruitment Agency’ by our partner Growth Recruits, who share their specialist insight into marketing in the recruitment industry. In ‘How to Market a Recruitment Agency – Part 1‘, Growth Recruits covered three of the key points to consider when creating a recruitment marketing plan. In this post
How can I better automate my back-office finance system?
Using technology to streamline some of your recruitment firm’s processes makes sense for many reasons – and company finance processes is a good area to start. Here’s everything you need to know about automating your back office and how to improve your current system. Office automation should be designed with the end-user in mind. The
How to Market a Recruitment Agency – Part 1
An effective marketing strategy is one of the biggest components of a successful recruitment agency. In order to carve out a space in the industry, build a reputation that helps you stand out, and continue to grow your business with new clients and candidates, you’ll need a range of marketing efforts that promote your brand,
How Do I Know When the Right Time Is to Employ Someone New?
Picture this: Your recurring revenue numbers are starting to climb each month. Your inbox has more and more enquiries trickling in each time you check it. You’re getting noticed at networking events, your social media accounts are buzzing with likes and follows, and your company workload is starting to feel like almost too much to
How can you take money out of your business and pay less tax?
Running a recruitment firm can be tough work so it seems only fair that you can access money from the business as and when you need it, right? Wrong. If you’re set up as a limited company then it’s vital you understand the separation between you and the business and what this means for your
How to Generate Leads in Recruitment – 12 Effective Methods
Lead generation is a massive part of the recruitment industry. Whether you’re building out your candidate base or finding more clients to work with, nurturing enquiries and outreaching potential business partners is an essential aspect of success for an agency. This is the third post in the series by our partner Growth Recruits, who share
