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It’s no secret that high employee turnover within your business can be costly. Some studies suggest that replacing a single member of staff can cost more than £30,000 due to recruitment costs, an increased workload, a fall in productivity, and a potential drop in morale for other employees. As a result, it makes sense to invest in staff retention in order to keep your team members happy, boost productivity and reduce the likelihood they’ll want to leave.

As an IFA, technology will play an important role in the work that you do. But with clients to see, financial products to research, and legal developments to keep up to date with, the last thing you want to be doing is messing around with the office printer and trying to learn all about GDPR.

Financial records, customer data, and personal employee details are just a few of the pieces of information you’re likely to store within your business. With so much information stored on your devices, servers and programmes, what would you do if the unspeakable happened and you were to lose all this information in a moment? Although data loss on this level is rare, With statistics showing that 80% of businesses fail after a large data loss, it makes sense to invest in protective measures.

The demand for flexible working policies is on the rise, a new study shows.

Three quarters of UK employees favour jobs that give them flexibility when it comes to their schedules - a 70% increase from 2017.

Productivity plays an important role in every business, and law firms are certainly no exception. When everyone from office managers to senior partners work efficiently and effectively, every aspect of the business can be improved. So how can you improve productivity across your company? Here are just a few ways:

Productivity plays a crucial role in every business. Gone are the days when workers were applauded for being the first one in and the last one out the door. Now, the focus is primarily on getting the work done to a high standard without wasting time, resources or money.

Whether you’re a conveyancing solicitor, an injury lawyer or you specialise in divorce law, technology will play an important role in the work that you do.

From ‘1234’ to ‘qwerty’, thousands of businesses and individuals are still using predictable and straightforward passwords as the gateway to their online data.

If you’ve decided to make cyber security a priority within your company, your first step should involve carrying out a cyber security risk assessment. In the same way that a fire safety risk assessment will help you determine how safe your premises are in the event of a blaze, a cyber security risk assessment will make it easier for you to keep your company’s data safe and secure.

On a mission to improve cyber security across your business, perhaps you’ve embraced everything from anti-virus software to robust firewalls. However, no matter how many tricks and tools you implement, without your employees’ support, your company’s security will never be as strong as it could be.

Data protection compliance is set to become more stringent with tougher penalties for non-compliance when the EU introduces The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union in 2018.

Looking to step things up a notch within your business? Here are 5 reasons you need to hire an IT support company in preparation for business growth.