In a lifetime, the average person will spend at least 90,000 hours working. Depressing? Not anymore. We set out to prove this seemingly paradoxical concept last week as a debut Wellness Week was rolled out in our London office. Employees at a tasting session with Healthy Nibbles a healthy vending and subscriptions snack business The world is evolving at an unprecedented pace...

How can volunteering enhance your career? We speak to the creator of the Frazer Jones Social Purpose Agenda, a charity we work with and our valued volunteer from the world of HR. The Scheme Creator Jo Major - Social Purpose Lead, Frazer Jones We wanted to evolve our social responsibility. Last year, having looked at how we could evolve our social responsibility programme and...

When advising in-house lawyers in relation to new job opportunities, we are frequently asked about the prospects for progression. This is rarely an easy question to answer, and this highlights the importance of in-house lawyers proactively managing this aspect of their career. There are several considerations to be mindful of. Taylor Root recently hosted a roundtable discuss...

The Crazy 5 in Five saw The SR Group employees, and some of our wonderful clients, running five half marathon distances for five consecutive days - all for charity, with donations split 50/50 to Sport Relief and our chosen corporate charity of the year, Anthony Nolan. We are a small company (350 worldwide), but we did something huge. This challenge was thought up and is bein...

"What are the benefits to my business if I hire an in-house tax professional?" is a question I am regularly asked by Financial Directors and CFOs from organisations within commerce and industry. With tax law becoming more complex and under increased scrutiny in the media, it makes commercial sense for organisations to consider hiring a dedicated tax professional. FDs and CFO...

What does employer branding mean to you? Our new and exclusive report 'How to cultivate a successful employer brand' is a unique piece of research which explores the biggest issues in employer branding today, featuring expert opinion from leading HR and Marketing professionals: Paul Davies - Microsoft, Derren Young - Electronic Arts (EA), Amy Sawbridge - Virgin, Emma Tolhurs...

The Criminal Finances Act 2017 was passed in the final days of the last parliament and is expected to come into force before the end of this year. The legislation includes reforms to the Suspicious Activity Reports regime, introduces Unexplained Wealth Orders, and creates new corporate offences of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. In this series of articles...

On Tuesday 22nd March 2017, The SR Group was delighted to volunteer at the first UKHarvest CEO Cook Off Event at Old Billingsgate. Senior business leaders swapped their suits for aprons, and took up frontline positions in the kitchen, with some of the best chefs in the UK. The challenge was to cook a banquet for a guest list full of everyday heroes who work in UK schools and...