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Thank you to everyone who attended our networking event with Space NK in Glasgow last week. We were treated to makeovers, hand massages, champagne, canapes and SNK goody bags!

Stuart Ringland, Lusona Director specialising in Tax, explains: It is increasingly difficult for companies to source dependable tax advice for the management of financial affairs that become ever more complex – and it’s clear that, amid a saturated jobs market, the situation is unlikely to improve anytime soon. A number of factors are now coalescing to […]

Sarah McParland, Lusona MD shares her thoughts on the gender pay gap.. We’re told repeatedly about the UK’s endemic pay gap between the sexes – a depressing gulf that divides our men and womenfolk and is threatening to widen to Grand Canyon-like proportions with every passing year. So it proved again when the Equality and […]

Chris Connelly, director of Financial Services at Lusona, expresses his frustration at Scottish politicians in his bid to get a not-for-profit financial planning apprenticeship scheme off the ground During all election campaigns, every party suddenly starts making an awful lot of noise about their unwavering dedication to training and support for the next generation. Whichever rosette the candidate is […]

Latest blog from Sarah McParland, Lusona Managing Director.  I was surprised to see claims that more than three quarters of working mothers have experienced pregnancy or maternity-related discrimination. Apparently, they are missing out on promotion, being denied training, and even threatened with the sack for their life choice. Research by the Equality and Human Rights […]

Many of us enter into a New Year with an idea of what we want to achieve or something we desire to stop or change. More than often career is in the mix. Maybe for you it is a consideration of work-life balance; how you move up the corporate ladder; or do your personal values match […]

What exactly do I mean by a ‘Salary Survey’ is, I suppose, the first question to answer. A Salary Survey is a report which is published by various sources but most notably by Recruitment Companies which purports to offer a detailed analysis of salaries right across the country and offer up a salary range and […]

Road to Career Ruin A raise won’t permanently cushion thorns in the nest! By Paul Hawkinson   Mathew Henry, the 17th century writer said, “Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gray colors that are but skin deep.” The same can be said for counteroffers, those magnetic enticements designed to lure you back […]