Back in March Hawsons assembled a team of staff to take on the Master Cutler Challenge to raise money for Cavendish Cancer Care. Over the past 6 months, the Hawsons team organised various fundraising events to raise money for this fantastic cause. Those events...
Chancellor brings forward further medium-term fiscal plan measures As the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics. However, recent events have been unprecedented. At the Mini Budget a new Prime Minister and Chancellor launched a new agenda, ‘The Growth Plan’....
What is an exclusivity clause? When an exclusivity clause is put into an employee’s contact, it restricts the employee from being able to take on additional work with another employer. In 2015, exclusivity clauses were banned from being placed into zero-hours...
England Woodland Creation Offer With a shift in regime from the Basic Payment Scheme to one targeting agri-environmental objectives, more farmers are looking to forestry as a way to generate income. The England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) is a scheme available...
We have successfully settled another VAT case and reduced the tax liability from over £4M to zero, for one of our clients. Our client, calculating and submitting their own VAT returns, had neglected to keep proper export evidence. HMRC conducted a VAT visit and...
The environment and climate change has been a hot topic over the last few years. In 2021, more than ever before, environmental and socially responsible issues are at the forefront of the investment landscape. Whilst the practice of ESG Investing has been around since...
Staff at our three offices in Sheffield, Doncaster, and Northampton swapped their usual office attire for something more casual last Friday to fundraise for Children in Need 2021. The money raised will help support disadvantaged children and young people across the...
Introduction In the Government’s recent Business Rates Revaluation Consultation, UKHospitality along with the British Institute of Innkeepers called for a wide-ranging reform of the current system. The Government’s consultation has confirmed that business rates...
The government has confirmed that employers of all sizes in England can now apply for £3,000 in extra funding to help them take on new apprentices. The boost to the apprenticeship incentive scheme was confirmed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget in March. The...
Recent research conducted by Lumina Intelligence has found that the UK eating out market was expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2022. By the end of 2021 the UK eating out market was expected to grow by 33.4% to £63.6bn and expected to continue growing by...
The pandemic has forced the hospitality sector to close its doors for the best part of 12 months. These periods of closure have caused rising levels of debt and along with the pressure of increased costs have resulted in many businesses increasing their customer...
Today our international network HLB is holding its annual communities day in an effort to support local communities during COVID-19. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, we decided to arrange a large donation for local food banks in their respective areas similar...