How Intelligent Office use MI and analytics in administrative support functions

Most law firms accept the need for improving the use of management information (MI) and analytics. In fact, 59% of respondents to PwC’s Law Firms’ Survey 2017 stated that they were using, or planning to use, data and analytics in their business support functions. (Source: PwC’s Law Firms’ Survey 2017). As these law firms have identified, […]

Two thirds of firms are yet to publish their gender pay gaps

The deadline for gender pay gap reporting has now kicked in, but so far only two-thirds of qualifying firms have published their data. More than 6,000 companies have yet to disclose the average difference between pay for their male and female employees, despite the government warning that non-compliance with the new reporting regulations will result […]

Get GDPR smart app launched – Cascade HR

With the weekly countdown to GDPR now in single figures, a new app has been launched to boost knowledge and compliance throughout UK workforces. Get GDPR Smart is the first app of its kind to be offered by a HR software vendor. Delivered by Cascade HR and powered by game-based training experts E3 Compliance Training, […]

UK hiring intentions hit record high, according to Cascade Go

With UK business output at a seven-month high, firms have stated that their hiring intentions are also at record high levels. The respected Accountant and business advisor BDO stated that their Optimism Index; which measures UK business output based on how companies expect to perform over the next six months; increased to 100.05 in March, […]

Saving the criminal defence lawyer from extinction

Life is hard as a legal aid lawyer. Government cuts and a lack of funding has seen many leave the profession to the point where it is now thought that criminal defence lawyers could become extinct in England and Wales. It’s understandable that many would avoid entering the profession. You go to university and go through the LPC with […]

Legal Workflow on enforcing a house style on Microsoft Word files – a battle of wills…

Does your law firm struggle to lock down house styles in your Word documents, do stubborn files refuse to bend to your will? It’s a time-draining problem for lawyers and support staff alike. We’d like to introduce you to a new product available from Legal Workflow, a customised Word ribbon that locks down house styles […]

10 in 10: Kate Swinscoe at Leeds-based Cascade HR

In a new feature for The Yorkshire Times, we put a regional business professional in the hot seat and give them 10 minutes to answer our 10 burning questions. Here, we hear from Kate Swinscoe, marketing manager at Leeds-based Cascade HR. What does a typical working day for you involve?No two days are ever the […]

Intelligent Office UK: how to communicate change initiatives to administrative support staff

To any law firm planning on implementing substantial change, it won’t be news that a strategic approach is imperative to the success of the transformation. But when this change involves potentially sensitive subjects such as; outsourcing, reorganising processes, reallocating work or introducing new technologies, what does this ‘strategic approach’ look like? In our blog, we […]

DPS Software asks: are you ready for making tax digital?

In July 2017 the UK government announced that Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT will come into effect from April 2019. This means businesses who meet the VAT threshold will have to keep their records digitally and provide their VAT return through MTD compatible software. The Four Foundations of Making Tax Digital Better use of […]

Year end ‘payroll pain’ can be alleviated with simple tips by Cascade HR

With the end of the financial year now looming, a number of organisations are gearing up for what can often be an incredibly frantic time.  But from a remuneration perspective, there are many ways to avoid encountering ‘payroll pain’, believes Claire Treadwell, senior bureau manager at Cascade Payroll Managed Services.  Admittedly the exact preparatory process […]