Feeling lonely at work? Key tips how you can prevent loneliness at work. In line with the theme for this year’s Mental Health Week, we wanted to explore some key tips to show how businesses, employers and HR professionals can help to avoid loneliness in the office. Loneliness can be crushing and can severely dent […]
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week is a yearly event, this year running from the 9th to 15th May focussing on improving positive mental health for everyone. It is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. For 2022, the theme is all around exploring the impacts of loneliness and how we can tackle this. The Mental […]
ViewIn exciting news, the Government’s introduction of their new permanent investment deduction – replacing their former ‘super deduction’ scheme has been hailed by UK businesses according to a survey by the CBI. The accountants have had their calculators out and the new scheme is reckoned to be able to boost UK business by as much […]
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“In todays’ talent starved candidate pool, how many interviews is the right amount of interviews to get the best candidate?” Born from a genuine conversation between a senior recruiter here at Astute Recruitment with a client for a Head of Finance role we […]
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Following the end of the last Peer Networks business growth hub this year, our MD Mary Maguire wanted to say a huge thank you. Thank you to the partnership and collaboration of the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and D2N2. Thanks to Neale Lewis for leading the […]
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Good Recruiters are like swans. Clients and candidates should experience a smooth, calm recruitment process, and not see the way our legs are kicking madly under the water! Clients do need to realise that there is a lot of work that proper professional recruiters do behind the scenes though! Take client 1. Long-standing, and […]
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What was in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget statement for people and business? We take an Astute look at the key takeaways! In the biggest single-year rates cut in over 30 years, Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of changes. Included in measures revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak today was the announcement that […]
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“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” A great quote by FD Roosevelt. We feel that the same applies to accountants. It’s through the turbulent times though that we learn, in life and at work. When things don’t go quite as planned, we have an opportunity to learn, to become a better sailor – […]
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Do you have ‘FORTO’ – fear of returning to the office? Apparently, many of us do. A survey of 2000 UK office workers commissioned by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in March this year revealed 31% felt their employer was pressuring them to return leading to feelings of anxiety […]
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How to settle into a new job & prepare to return to the office… They aren’t that different! Settling into a new job in lockdown – and preparing for a return to the office are not that different. We help highlight tips on transitioning employees back to the office, or wfh after furlough. […]
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