Is it the Right Time to Move to London Yet?
For everyone across the world, COVID-19 has put a pause on most plans for 2020, including those who had hopes and dreams of moving overseas to begin their exciting new life in London. For those stuck in their home countries with plans to relocate to London on hold, how do…
View PostHello Euro Summer 2020 Travel Begins Again and the London Job Market Starts Moving
Hello Euro Summer 2020, Good-bye Self-Isolation On 3 July 2020 it was officially announced by the UK Government here that ‘Travel Corridors’ have been opened. What does this mean? Those returning to/visiting England from countries on the Travel Corridors List will no longer be required to self-isolate on arrival as…
View PostAustralasian Recruitment Company’s Payroll Service
Australasian Recruitment Company’s Payroll Service Here at Australasian (remote) HQ we are seeing a cautious but steady increase in recruitment activity and some of our clients are beginning to hire again. In addition to this, we have also seen a rise in the demand for our payroll services. Australasian Recruitment…
View PostFrom London to New Zealand…and Back Again During COVID-19
From London to New Zealand…and Back Again During COVID-19 Back in February, when COVID-19 was causing some concerns for many people and organisations in London, I was busy stressing about how I was going to make it back to New Plymouth in New Zealand for my best mate’s wedding on…
View PostTrading Up Down Under – What 5 Things Can We Look Forward to in 2021?
Wednesday 17th June marked an auspicious day for the future of UK, Australian and NZ relations – the day when free trade negotiations between the three countries (and beyond) were officially launched. These discussions are also likely to pave the way for the UK to be included in the wider…
View PostExtension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme On the 1st of March the UK government released the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and this was when we all learnt the word “furlough” for the first time, a word that has now become a household term. Many employers around the country…
View PostVisa and Sponsorship Information During COVID-19
Visa and Sponsorship Information During COVID-19 One of the many things that spent time in confusion during the escalation of COVID-19 was people’s rights to work in the UK. Perhaps you were already in the UK and your visa was due to expire, or you were trying to get to…
View PostWorking from Home During COVID-19 – Update
Now we are a few weeks into our new remote working lifestyles we can use a bit of retrospective wisdom and reflect. In our latest blog “Working From Home – The New Normal” we discuss navigating through what didn’t work, arriving at what does work and thinking about what’s next…
View PostCOVID-19 Through the Eyes of a Parent Working From Home
COVID-19 Through the Eyes of a Parent Working From Home I believe it was shortly after the historic pasta and toilet paper riots when working parents around the UK suddenly had their two worlds collide. Almost overnight lockdown forced us all to work full time jobs from home while at…
View PostHow Long Until We Reach Prosperity Again?
How long until we reach prosperity again? Since the Great Depression came to an end in March 1933, there have been twelve recessions (around one every seven years) and their average length has been eleven months. The Great Recession (1929 – 1933) lasted for three years and seven months, whilst…
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