People Puzzles

5 furlough liabilities employers can avoid With the Chancellor’s announcement last week on the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until the end of the October now is a great time for businesses to take stock and think about how they plan for the future and avoid potential pitfalls.

9 practical steps to reopen your business   The government is churning out it’s guidance on getting us back to work at an extremely fast rate. At People Puzzles we are generally of the opinion that getting practical is most important and here are the 9 key steps businesses can take to reopen.

21 questions when thinking of reopening the workplace As of today, we have no clear guidance from the Government about what the easing of lockdown could look like…How does your business plan with so many unknowns?

Review your strategy right now makes the most sense It seems strange to try to review your strategy in the middle of the most disruptive time in the last 40 or so years, yet now is exactly the time.

Dealing with Tricky People issues – Coronavirus impact FAQs Managing people can be tricky at the best of times. Throw in a global pandemic, a lockdown, media panic and general work stress and life could be about to get tricky.

Two big questions business owners should be asking now Regardless of how optimistic you are about the outlook there are two big questions business owners coming out of lockdown should be asking right now.

Furlough Update – the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme HMRC issued a further update this week on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme helping to provide further clarification.

My business is growing so fast – how do I keep up with it? It is a strange situation to be not just surviving but thriving, in a time when many other businesses are applying for emergency loans, furloughing staff and retracting from all angles.