Melanie Heatley-Shakeshaft has successfully completed her internal Level 1 Sage 50 Accreditation Diploma. To obtain the diploma Melanie completed a number of modules which included: – Understanding reports in the system that aid in the completion of tasks such...
Almost two-thirds (63%) of people feel under pressure to reduce expenditure in light of rising inflation, a study has claimed. Research specialist Ipsos MORI found women and families are under the most pressure to cut back on spending in a survey of more than 2,000...
Over-65s are profiting from a rising trend in the number of people becoming self-employed, according to a study. QuickBooks developer Intuit polled 5,000 people and found the average ‘silver self-employed’ worker earns almost £40,000 a year – around £7,000 more than...
Many adults may be overestimating what they will receive in retirement, a study has found. Insurance company Aviva polled 2,030 people and found 25% are relying on discounts and subsidies to make their retirement more affordable. Furthermore, 23% said they had a good...
Businesses that failed to pay staff the national minimum wage have been forced to pay back more than £2 million in unpaid salary. In addition to paying workers back money they owed, 233 employers on the government’s ‘named and shamed’ list were fined...
From an article on 11th October 2016 A single financial guidance service, delivering debt advice, budgeting and pension guidance will be set up by the government. The Money Advice Service will be abolished (as announced at Budget 2016) and the Pensions Advice Service...
