National Minimum Wage rates increase from 1 October 2016

Reminder for employers that National Minimum Wage rates increase from 1 October 2016

National Minimum Wage rates increase from 1 October 2016.

The new rates are:

• 21 to 24 years old - £6.95 per hour
• 18 to 20 years old – £5.55 per hour
• 16 to 17 years old - £4.00 per hour
• Apprentice Rate - £3.40 per hour
• In addition, the accommodation offset has increased to £6.00.

For workers aged 25 and over, the National Living Wage of £7.20 was introduced on 1 April 2016.  Read More Here >>>>>

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Start Up & Grow Show

An unmissable FREE event for pre-start, early-start and growing businesses in Northern Ireland; with World Class Speakers, Information Zones and 1-2-1 Clinics.

Thursday 20th October, Belfast.


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Google evolves from search to smartphones in five seconds

Google has long been trying to recast itself as more than a search company, and has posted a five second spot that shows how far it has evolved beyond the blank box.

The company launch a slew of new hardware this week, including two new own-brand Pixel smartphones, the DayDream virtual reality headset and the Google Home smart speaker.

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Google Apps Becomes G Suite

Google created Google Apps for Work ten years ago (back when it was Google Apps for Your Domain) to do just that—to help people everywhere work and innovate together, so businesses can move faster and go bigger.



G Suite is a set of intelligent apps—Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, and more—designed to bring people together, with real-time collaboration built in from the start.

Find out more about GSuite >>>>>

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