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What is the Potential Impact of Brexit on the Charitable and Third Sector?
Posted by Claire Stradling
With time running out, there are still so many unanswered questions: • Will article 50 be extended? • Or will we leave Europe on March 29th • Will we get a deal? Will it be hard or soft? • Will there be a general election or a new referendum? • What does it all mean? One thing for sure, is that 2019 will be unlike anything we have ever seen before and with only weeks to go, no-one seemingly kno...
With time running out, there are still so many unanswered questions: • Will article 50 be extended? • Or will we leave Europe on March 29th • Will ...
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Charity Times - 16/02/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE Reform of accounting rules urged Charity representative bodies are urging reforms to the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) in their responses to a consultation on how to reform the process. NCVO said it could “see good arguments” that the SORP committee’s membership “would benefit from a wider range of stakeholders” and the Directory of Social Change (DSC) also said the commit...
GOVERNANCE Reform of accounting rules urged Charity representative bodies are urging reforms to the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) in the...
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Introducing Pro-Marketing
Posted by Nicholas Ogden
In December 2017, I joined Pro-Recruitment Group’s highly respected charity and not for profit team to start a Marketing, Communications and Fundraising division to add to the existing recruitment offering of Finance, HR, Legal, Tax, and Executive Appointments. I am now delighted and excited to share, that 14 months on, I can officially introduce Pro-Marketing as the latest brand of the growing...
In December 2017, I joined Pro-Recruitment Group’s highly respected charity and not for profit team to start a Marketing, Communications and Fundra...
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Charity Times - 05/02/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDRAISING New alert service for charitable bequests HM Courts and Tribunals Service is to change its system for alerting charities when money has been left to them in someone’s will. An open letter has been sent by chief executive Susan Acland-Hood to all affected charities to announce the change. The service concludes the arrangement with Smee & Ford, which has provided a paid-for notificati...
FUNDRAISING New alert service for charitable bequests HM Courts and Tribunals Service is to change its system for alerting charities when money has...
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Legal
Introducing Pro-Legal's Interim Team
Posted by Mark Bailey
Pro-Legal is pleased to announce a dedicated interim team, to dovetail with the existing permanent legal team. With our clients and candidates regularly asking for interim solutions and offerings, we have created a team with talented, experienced Legal consultants to serve your needs. The team will be focusing on a range of projects providing, experienced legal professionals as solutions for sh...
Pro-Legal is pleased to announce a dedicated interim team, to dovetail with the existing permanent legal team. With our clients and candidates regu...
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Tax
15 Best Reasons Why Tax Deadline Day Was Missed
Posted by Rebecca English
Deadline day was done and dusted last week and whilst I’m sure most were done timely and without hinder, HMRC has released some of last year’s legitimate excuses as to why some didn’t quite make the cut off on the 31st. Take a look at this quick read and try not to laugh out loud! 1. My mother-in-law is a witch and put a curse on me 2. I’m too short to reach the post box 3. I was just too busy ...
Deadline day was done and dusted last week and whilst I’m sure most were done timely and without hinder, HMRC has released some of last year’s legi...
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HR
Challenges of moving sectors for HR Professionals - Solutions from Sheena Macdonald
Posted by Akhil Yerneni
Having spoken with candidates and clients over the past couple of weeks, one of the pervasive topics was the challenges of moving sector within HR. I wanted to get a better insight into this matter and so I asked for the advice of a few senior HR professionals who we work with, who have successfully navigated multiple sector moves within their extensive HR careers. It seems that on the candidat...
Having spoken with candidates and clients over the past couple of weeks, one of the pervasive topics was the challenges of moving sector within HR....
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Legal
60 Seconds with Carla Roberts - Head of Legal Services and WTT Legal Ltd.
Posted by Nick Allen
Carla is the Director of Legal Services at WTT Legal Ltd. Carla is a dual qualified lawyer (US/UK) and has extensive experience in employment law, IR35 advice, commercial contracts, data protection and insurance law issues. Prior to joining WTT, Carla was Senior Legal Counsel at Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd., Head of Legal at Gattaca PLC and Compliance Manager at Capita Group PLC. What made you...
Carla is the Director of Legal Services at WTT Legal Ltd. Carla is a dual qualified lawyer (US/UK) and has extensive experience in employment law, ...
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Tax
January 2019: Tax Movers & Shakers
Posted by Dominic Watt
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in January: David Kilshaw will join Rawlinson & Hunter in its London office in February 2019 as Senior Adviser. RSM has appointed Dougy Agnew as a new partner in the tax practice in Aberdeen. Steve Asher has been appointed as Head of Global Mobility Services in UHY Hacker Young’s London office. Tilman Webe...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in January: David Kilshaw will join Rawlinson & Hunter in...
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Legal
January 2019: Legal Movers & Shakers
Posted by Jonathan Smyth
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in January: Irwin Mitchell has appointed Simon Owen as its new national head of Banking & Finance. Owen joins from Trowers & Hamlins where he was Head of Real Estate Finance. Angela Savin has ended 14 years at Norton Rose Fulbright, joining KPMG as a Partner in the Tax Disputes and Investigations practic...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in January: Irwin Mitchell has appointed Simon Owen as ...
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Finance
CMA and Kingman review: Where are we now?
Posted by Callum MacRae
Following on from my recent article, The Big Four: Are the auditors ready to be audited? , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are working through their report, and Sir John Kingman has started to release his initial thoughts and findings. This has prompted the initial response from the Big 4 and several challenger firms. Here we will consolidate that information to give us a picture of...
Following on from my recent article, The Big Four: Are the auditors ready to be audited? , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are working ...
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Finance
January 2019: Finance Movers & Shakers
Posted by Callum MacRae
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in January: Robert Brooker has been appointed as co-head of the forensics and fraud team at PKF Littlejohn. Prior to this appointment Brooker was head of fraud for Transport for London where he worked for ten years after leaving Bentley Jennison (now RSM). economia Andrew Hoyle has been promoted to par...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in January: Robert Brooker has been appointed as co-h...
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HR
10 Things You Didn't Know About Hilary Anderson, Head of Recruitment at Metropolitan Housing Association
Posted by Richard Grove
Hilary Anderson is the Head Of Recruitment at Metropolitan Housing Association. The Metropolitan Housing Association deliver care and support to customers with a wide range of needs, specialising in services for older people and for people with mental health issues and learning disabilities. We also deliver a wide range of shorter-term services which provide customers with intensive support. Fi...
Hilary Anderson is the Head Of Recruitment at Metropolitan Housing Association. The Metropolitan Housing Association deliver care and support to cu...
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HR
Charity Times - 29/01/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
VOLUNTEERING Charities must make volunteering more inclusive A new report says charities must consider the ‘structural barriers’ preventing people from volunteering, particularly those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The Time Well Spent report from YouGov on behalf of NCVO found that those from middle class backgrounds were almost 50% more likely to have volunteered in the last 12 months...
VOLUNTEERING Charities must make volunteering more inclusive A new report says charities must consider the ‘structural barriers’ preventing people ...
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Tax
The Pros of working for the Big 4
Posted by Rebecca English
As a Consultant who actively works for a Big 4 client, I am often engaging with candidates who have a perception of the Big 4 which can be very positive and sometimes challenged by candidates who have a negative perception of the Big 4. One common theme I have observed is the lack of understanding of the expectations and culture of the Big 4 environment. I wanted to take this opportunity to hig...
As a Consultant who actively works for a Big 4 client, I am often engaging with candidates who have a perception of the Big 4 which can be very pos...
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Tax
The 6 Biggest CV Mistakes
Posted by Mark Bailey
Writing a CV can be a daunting task on the face of it. You have to concisely summarise your entire working life into a few short pages and hope that your personality shines through enough that the HR manager will pick up the phone. With so much time and effort going into covering every single detail and crafting that perfect paper representation of you, are you missing the bigger picture? Our e...
Writing a CV can be a daunting task on the face of it. You have to concisely summarise your entire working life into a few short pages and hope tha...
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Tax
Charity Times - 22/01/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE NCVO launches ethical principles for charities NCVO has launched a benchmark of good practice to help charities become more inclusive, open and ethical in how they work and treat people. The Charity Ethical Principles guidance, formerly the Charity Code of Ethics, encourages governing bodies, staff and volunteers to actively consider the principles and how they can integrate them in ...
GOVERNANCE NCVO launches ethical principles for charities NCVO has launched a benchmark of good practice to help charities become more inclusive, o...
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HR
A Career in HR Recruitment
Posted by Akhil Yerneni
Looking for a new career? Here’s a 3-minute read of Akhil’s experience of being a graduate looking for a job and deciding on a career in HR recruitment Turning a new leaf: Following my graduation with a degree in Law and Economics, I jumped into a legal career, working in a fee-earning capacity as a paralegal. Whilst I found the work interesting and stimulating, it didn’t feel like what I wante...
Looking for a new career? Here’s a 3-minute read of Akhil’s experience of being a graduate looking for a job and deciding on a career in HR recruit...
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Tax
The secret to Interview Success
Posted by Alison Keogh
Interviews can be intimidating and no matter how much experience you have, unless you fully prepare you’ll run the risk of underselling yourself and missing out on that dream position. It may be cliché but the old adage “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” has never been truer in relation to interviews. We have produced a Secret to Interview Success booklet to assist our candidate...
Interviews can be intimidating and no matter how much experience you have, unless you fully prepare you’ll run the risk of underselling yourself an...
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Tax
Charity Times - 08/01/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE Scotland considers charity legislation Ministers are consulting on new legislation covering charities in Scotland that would strike off those which repeatedly fail to publish annual accounts of their spending and activities. The proposed new charity law could require organisations on the Scottish Charity Register to publish annual reports and accounts so as to improve public trust in...
GOVERNANCE Scotland considers charity legislation Ministers are consulting on new legislation covering charities in Scotland that would strike off ...
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