Should Employers Embrace Take Your Dog to Work Day Every Day?

June 27, 2019
  Calling all dog lovers and especially dog owners! June 21st was Take Your Dog To Work Day and we saw employers across the country (and world) allowing people to tale their dog in on this special day. However, why not allow them in the office any day of the year? We dis ...
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Why Are Incentives So Important for Your Staff?

May 3, 2019
For all businesses, no matter the industry, maintaining morale is very important in order to ensure your staff are driven to work hard for your company. Businesses are beginning to adopt incentive schemes in order to help with the success of their business. So, why is offerin ...
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Payroll High Flyers Show Way To Global Success

April 25, 2019
  If you’re thinking of dipping the toes of your US business into overseas territories this year make sure you send one of your team along to the APA Congress in May to understand the complexities of establishing and paying people abroad. Get it right and strategically i ...
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Amazing Payroll People to be celebrated

April 11, 2019
There. I’ve said it. Amazing payroll people. I’ve been in payroll for the last four and a half years. I’m still genuinely bowled over by the dedication and commitment payroll people make to the success of a company. And it’s all under the radar. It’s time again to celebrate t ...
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Here’s what you need to know about the new tax year in the UK

April 1, 2019
The new tax year is fast approaching in many places across the world. For our British counterparts it is just a week away now, on April 6th. This means that time is running out to get to grips with all the changes afoot, many of which will be implemented as soon as the start ...
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Is Britain the best place in the world to grow a business?

March 20, 2019
Is Britain the best place in the world to grow a business ? If you are based outside of the United Kingdom you may currently be thinking twice about starting your European expansion out of London. With Brexit creating unnecessary noise in the world economy you may be put off. ...
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As tensions decrease is it time to invest in China?

March 5, 2019
Now may be the time to get a foothold for your business. The business tensions between the US and China look to be easing, so now may be the opportunity to start your Asia Pacific expansion and invest in China. The second largest economy in the world has been struggling with ...
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GDPR: 59,000 breach reports in Europe, with more to come

March 1, 2019
  A recent survey by DLA Piper has found that there have been over 59,000 data breach notifications across the European Economic Area since GDPR came into force on the 25th May 2018. The Netherlands, Germany and the UK were found to be the worst offenders in the report w ...
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Our Charity Of The Year: Huntington’s Disease Association

February 21, 2019
  FMP Global is pleased to announce that our chosen charity of the year will be Huntington’s Disease Association. The charity is close to our hearts at FMP, so we are proud to be raising money for such a great cause. Huntington’s disease is an illness caused by a faulty ...
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The blame for payroll errors is on the employer

February 18, 2019
At the end of last year we shared a story about a landmark case in which an employee in California, Sharmalee Goonewardene, sued her employers due to errors in her time sheets that resulted in her being underpaid by over $6,000. What made this unusual is that she added the co ...
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