Oct 20 2017 Winners of Most Innovative Large Firm of the year Categories: EQ News We are delighted to be awarded ‘Most Innovative Large Firm’ at the 2020 Annual Innovation Awards for our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. The award was presented to our Managers Rachel Bell, Scott Greig, Sarah Millar and Michael Stephenson at a gala dinner in Birmingham last night (Thursday 19 October 2017). 2020 Innovation is a more
Oct 6 2017 Call for New Games Fund following Major Review Categories: Technology A large scale review recently carried out at the request of the UK Government has recommended that almost £24 million of new funding should be provided to extend the work of the UK Games Fund based in Dundee. The review found that 300,000 jobs had been generated in the five years between 2011 and 2015 more
Oct 6 2017 Auto-enrolment – Are you ready? Categories: EQ Accounting Auto-enrolment (AE) was introduced for large employers in 2012. The provisions compel employers to register with The Pension Regulator (TPR) (www.tpr.gov.uk/registration), and ultimately provide adequate provision for employee pensions through an AE process. Employees can opt out, and certain jobholders can have their inclusion in the process postponed, but the responsibility lies firmly with employers more
Oct 5 2017 Finalist for Most Innovative Large Firm of the Year Categories: EQ News We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the ‘Most Innovative Large Firm’ category of the 2020 Annual Innovation Awards for our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. 2020 Innovation is a long established UK wide training provider to the accountancy profession, with several hundred member firms across the country. We were more
Oct 3 2017 Be rewarded for reducing construction waste in your business Categories: Property & Construction Construction businesses in Scotland are being offered free waste prevention support from Resource Efficient Scotland. Resource Efficient Scotland, a support programme delivered by Zero Waste Scotland, aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) identify opportunities to reduce waste and save money through on-site support. Zero Waste Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government and more
Oct 2 2017 Sporting rates notices to be issued Categories: Agriculture Landowners and managers can expect Valuation Notices for sporting rates for 2017/18 to arrive through their letterbox over the coming days, with the first phase being issued from 2 October 2017 onwards. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 reintroduced sporting rates to Scotland after a 22 year absence. ‘Return of Information Request’ forms were issued more
Oct 2 2017 It all Adds Up – Supporting Maths Week Categories: EQ News To help boost the image and enjoyment of maths, we contributed £250 towards a host of activities and challenges which St Pius X RC Primary School pupils, including nursery children, embarked on as part of the inaugural launch of ‘Maths Week Scotland’. The Scottish Government campaign ran from 11 to 17 September 2017, with St more
Sep 27 2017 Business Rate Exemptions for Scottish Nurseries Categories: Healthcare Derek Mackay, Scotland’s Finance Secretary, has announced that as of April 2018, day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates. The announcement is a direct result of recommendations in the recent Barclay Report into non-domestic rates, commissioned by the Scottish Government. This is welcome news to nursery operators. The Nursery sector has more