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05/07/2016

Peace. Love. Happiness.

31/03/2016

Forthcoming UK Employment Law Changes
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1 April 2016
Public sector exit payments clawback regulations enforcement.

1 April 2016
'National Living Wage' (NLW) will be introduced for workers aged 25 and over.

Jan - June 2016
Consultation expected on extension of shared parental leave and pay to working grandparents.

October 2016
Gender pay gap reporting regulations coming into force (first reports due 2018).

October 2016
Earliest likely implementation date for measures in the Immigration Bill 2015-16.

April 2017
Apprenticeship levy due to take effect.

30 April 2017
'Snapshot' gender pay gap day.

September 2017
30 hours free childcare becomes available for 3 and 4 year-olds in working families.

30 April 2018
First gender pay gap reports to be published by organisations with 250 or more employees.

31/03/2016

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/professionals/employment-law-time-weigh-up-11114003

Important changes to employment law are coming into force throughout 2016. We take a look at what to expect.

24/03/2016

Following the Chancellor's budget the Gov have issued the National Infrastructure and Delivery Plan 2016-2021 which outlines infrastructure investment and expenditure totalling £100bn. For those of you looking for a good bed time read, the full document can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/510525/2904569_NIDP_2016-2021_updated.pdf

In summary, the spending includes:

➖A £15bn package to develop the strategic road network
➖Modernisation of the railways (including the development of HS2)
➖The delivery of Crossrail and Crossrail 2
➖Significant investment in projects in the Northern Powerhouse

21/03/2016

Facebook to rollout Instant Articles

Facebook is preparing to roll out Instant Articles to publishers —of any size, anywhere in the world—next month by the start of their F8 conference, on April 12 and 13.

To make publishing to Facebook easier for the 25% of the web that uses WordPress, Facebook has teamed up with Automattic, parent company of WordPress, to build a free plugin for Instant Articles. This plugin enables anyone with a WordPress blog to seamlessly share their content as Facebook Instant Articles.

If you’re looking to increase engagement and reach of your content, Instant Articles could be the way to go as early analysis suggests that people engage more deeply with the immersive experience and share Instant Articles with their friends more often than standard web articles.

21/03/2016

Good news for local exporters

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/export-fund-boosts-greater-manchester-11063487

The Fund was awarded after a bid to the Regional Growth Fund from the Manchester Growth Company and will be delivered by Business Finance Solutions, Business Growth Hub and UKTI.

18/03/2016

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17/03/2016

Imperfect vs Waiting for Perfection

Perfection is a trap. Seeking perfection is what keeps you stalled. Perfection is not the opposite of action, but those who strive for perfection in everything they do tend to over-think everything in their journey to success.

Those who are willing to embrace imperfect action are much more likely to fail, learn, fail some more and learn some more. This pattern is what makes achievement possible.

Shifting from perfection to action is deciding that now is the best time to share your ideas and get feedback from your market. Taking imperfect action is what will give you the feedback to continuously improve.

15/03/2016

Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Exec of Manchester City Council on Britain exiting the EU ( )

“Manchester has strong connections and in places dependence on its membership of the EU,”

Full article:

https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/bernstein-sets-out-case-for-staying-in-eu/?sthash.LC8Sj3AJ.mjjo .LC8Sj3AJ.Cr6aZCzn.dpuf

“Manchester has strong connections and in places dependence on its membership of the EU,” according to Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester City Council, writing in a 19-page report on the potential impacts of the UK leaving the European Union, due to be discussed at the council's eco…

14/03/2016

The truth about Snapchat marketing.
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12/03/2016

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