The UK’s largest digital culture festival is underway in Brighton and Hove, with a wide range of events on offer until mid-October. Brighton Digital Festival includes talks, exhibitions, performances, workshops and open studio events at local businesses. Now in its 8th year, the month-long festival highlights the city’s creativity and booming digital industry, as well […]
What next? Once the hangover clears (and it could be a while) you may find yourself shivering and alone, underwhelmed and unprepared for the world of work that you have inevitably been thrust into. How do I know this with such graphic detail? Because that was me recently 2 months ago. I started to feel […]
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We’re sorting out the Yachtwerks front garden for summer, so that we can work outside – and you can join us for meetings in the sunshine. The hard work’s being carried out by our lovely neighbours from Old Tree Brewery who are digging and planting the garden. We supplied the colourful deckchairs!
Wired Sussex is the membership body for digital, creative and tech firms. There are thousands now around Sussex and you can see a few details about this booming industry here. It’s always fun catching up with people and meeting new friends at the W.S. get-togethers. The photos are from the Spring event at Patterns in […]
Compulsory pay rates for various situations have just increased: the minimum wage, maternity and paternity pay as well as sick pay, if your company doesn’t pay people normal salaries when they are absent from work through illness. To help you prepare, here are the old and new levels from April 2018: STATUTORY PAYMENTS From April […]
Expecting a baby? Already a parent? Do you employ parents or soon to be parents? We’re often asked about what parents are entitled to or how everything works with employers when someone takes maternity or paternity leave. Most people know about leave and pay entitlements, but other things do crop up that are less familiar […]
How can developers’ money help revitalise and contribute to Brighton and Hove? A council and developer panel discussed the issues at Construction Voice. Balancing residents’ worries about the impact of new development projects with potential options for funding to make community improvements were aired at the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce event. Max Woodford, […]
It’s Brighton, it’s 2018, and everything is changing! If you have been paying attention walking around Brighton over the last year, you will have noticed the building site currently located on Circus Street. While in this gloomy wet and cold January it might be hard to stare at a building site and dream of anything […]
Pay is a tricky issue. Employers have to balance what they can afford with what they need to pay to attract new recruits and keep people – as well as considering, if they’re wise, whether rates of pay are in line with what other employers are offering. Keeping pay as low as possible can backfire. […]
Now I have your attention, let me tell you about a scheme that has been gathering momentum incredibly quickly over the last few years. Universal Basic Income – or free money for everyone! Where did I learn about something so exciting? A business conference! Whatever drudgery you have now imagined, dispel it immediately. Brighton and […]
Frustration about major development projects and their impact on tourism exercised the panel members at Construction Voice. With a focus on how ways to regenerate Brighton and Hove’s tourism and retail sectors, the city’s track record for failing to deliver exciting largescale development projects came in for sustained criticism at the Brighton and Hove Chamber […]
It’s our 5th birthday and I’m hoping that involves jelly, ice cream and balloons. I set up Quick HR in September 2012 for many reasons. I was attracted to the idea of working with all kinds of companies, rather than just as part of one firm. A role that guaranteed variety and the challenge of […]
We regularly run a practical “greatest hits” training course for busy managers, to improve your skills and confidence in a wide range of areas. As part of our 5th anniversary celebrations, we’re offering a FREE place on a training course on 28th September for companies we work with. That’s it – no strings attached. The […]
The digital and creative industry is booming, with thousands of firms in Brighton and neighbouring Sussex towns. Wired Sussex, the membership organisation for the industry, is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary and we’re helping to sponsor a party to celebrate. You can see more about the party here and find out more about Wired […]
Enjoy the long weekend everyone! And only a 4-day week afterwards.
Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful and the Government has to refund anything from £27m to £32m to people who have made claims. So what happens next? Since 2013 when fees were introduced, people who felt unfairly sacked or discriminated against have had to pay up to £1,200 to make a legal claim against their employers. […]
Process Pup has a new home! Come and see a colourful Snowdog – back in public for everyone to enjoy. Through the hard work and elbow grease of a team of people, she is now easily accessible for everyone in Brighton and Hove to come down and visit. Process Pup is now brightening up the […]
