Stuart Ringland, Lusona Director specialising in Tax, explains: It is increasingly difficult for companies to source dependable tax advice for the management of financial affairs that become ever more complex – and it’s clear that, amid a saturated jobs market, the...

Technology and Business Intelligence Consultant at Lusona Consultancy, Rob Hilley explains: It’s crazy that we continue to wilfully handicap our own IT industry through immigration rules which make it increasingly difficult for companies to employ migrant workers. In particular, the...

Sarah McParland, Lusona MD shares her thoughts on the gender pay gap..    We’re told repeatedly about the UK’s endemic pay gap between the sexes – a depressing gulf that divides our men and womenfolk and is threatening to widen to Grand...

Chris Connelly , director of Financial Services at Lusona, expresses his frustration at Scottish politicians in his bid to get a not-for-profit financial planning apprenticeship scheme off the ground   During all election campaigns, every party suddenly starts making an awful lot...

Latest blog from Sarah McParland, Lusona Managing Director.  I was surprised to see claims that more than three quarters of working mothers have experienced pregnancy or maternity-related discrimination. Apparently, they are missing out on promotion, being denied training, and even...

Many of us enter into a New Year with an idea of what we want to achieve or something we desire to stop or change.  More than often career is in the mix. Maybe for you it is a consideration...

What exactly do I mean by a ‘Salary Survey’ is, I suppose, the first question to answer. A Salary Survey is a report which is published by various sources but most notably by Recruitment Companies which purports to offer a...

Road to Career Ruin A raise won’t permanently cushion thorns in the nest!   By Paul Hawkinson   Mathew Henry, the 17th century writer said, “Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gray colors that are but skin deep.” The...

The Small Business, Enterprise & Employment Act 2015 received Royal Assent in March 2015 and already certain corporate aspects of the Act have come into force. Our below blog outlines the changes to be aware of.   Parts 7 and 8 of...

While vacancies are flowing, the real challenge lies with finding candidates with cutting edge skills for the constantly evolving sector.   Employers demand for data management analysis, user-friendly websites, business transformation and increased security is shaping recruitment within the IT sector....