Stockport-based workplace fire safety specialist Michelle Hay urges businesses to rethink where staff store and charge e-bikes, e-scooters and other lithium-ion powered devices, as the festive season brings extra fire risks to offices and workshops. The warning follows a recent fire safety audit … [Read more...]
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SAS Daniels Aisling Foley asks: are you prepared for changes in Bereavement Leave?
From April 2027, changes to Bereavement leave are intended to provide greater support to employees experiencing the loss of a loved one and will become a statutory entitlement rather than a discretionary request for compassionate leave. Aisling Foley, Associate at Stockport’s SAS Daniels … [Read more...]
AI Can Save Time, But Is It Creating Business Value?
AI can write the report, it can summarise the meeting, it can draft the email. It can even save your team hours every week. But here is the question businesses should be asking:Is that time saving actually creating value? Dave Taylor, MD at Amshire Solutions, shares his Expert Opinion to help you … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Getting the most from your appraisals
Autumn is a common time for businesses to carry out performance reviews and appraisals. But how can employers make sure they are more than just a tick box exercise? The Hallidays' HR team share how managers can get the most out of the process. As summer comes to an end, many businesses start … [Read more...]
Azets explains September fall in corporate insolvencies
There were 1,882 corporate insolvencies in the UK in September 2026 – 3.6% fewer than in August 2026 (1,953), and 4.6% fewer than in September 2025 (1,973), the latest stats have shown. Jonathan Amor (pictured) is a restructuring and insolvency partner at international accountancy and business … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: From awareness to action in the workplace beyond Black History Month
Hallidays HR explain how, for employers, Black History Month can be a useful opportunity to think about what inclusion looks like within your own workplace. October is Black History Month in the UK, this is a great opportunity to recognise Black history, culture and achievements, and to reflect … [Read more...]
Azets urges employers to act ahead as new third-party harassment liability approaches
Business advisory firm, Azets, is warning employers in the North West that they need to be fully compliant with new third-party harassment laws which come into force on 30th October or face severe consequences. Changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 require employers to take ‘all … [Read more...]
Local businesses feel held back by complex tax system, finds Azets survey
Business leaders think that an over-complicated tax system is holding their growth back more than high UK taxation, a survey by accountancy and business advisory firm, Azets, has shown. The survey of around 400 UK business leaders by the firm (which has offices across the North West, including in … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: How AI search engines are reshaping web design in 2026
Sue Vervaet, developer at web design agency, Instilled, explains what the growth in AI search volume means for building websites in 2026. For over twenty years, being found online has been about one thing: ranking well on Google. In 2026, that is changing fast. Analysts have predicted that … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Is AI really saving your team time?
Dave Taylor from Stockport-based Amshire IT discusses whether adopting AI and other new technologies is creating more work for your team instead of helping boost productivity. AI is becoming part of everyday business. From drafting emails and summarising documents to analysing information and … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Is Marketing Leadership Debt holding your business back?
James McCracken, a fractional CMO and Chair of CIM North West, explains why growing businesses can find themselves spending more on marketing without seeing a corresponding performance improvement. Many businesses do plenty of marketing. They have a website, social channels, campaigns, agencies, … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Changes to cohabitation law proposed by the Family Law 2026 Consultation
The team from Stockport-based specialist family law firm, Higgins Miller, outline the changes to cohabitation law that have been put forward in a recent government consultation. Earlier this year, a consultation was held to discuss changes to the rules on financial matters arising from separation … [Read more...]
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