Micro business considering hiring first temp

We are a small micro business (limited company - 2 directors only) and we are considering hiring a temp for 2 months for approx 12 hours per week to aid with the production of stock for the seasonal period.

We have no knowledge/experience in hiring so looking for some hand-holding advice.

Are we better to try and hire someone who is self employed (a freelancer/contractor ) who can invoice us periodically to save on the PAYE paper work/faff/costs?

What else do we need to think about/consider?

Thank you

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u/sarah3585 — 4 days ago
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Pack Rush Format - with some modifications 💥

When a new set drops we enjoy playing limit games with our booster boxes. It's a great way to learn the cards, and have some restraint to not just open everything within 30mins.

Pack Rush is a fun format and a great way to get straight into playing as you don't have to build a deck. Sometimes games are great, but can be very one sided or frustrating.

The 15 lore target can give the on-the-play person a big advantage. Especially if they have early x2 questers, it's an uphill battle for the second player to catch up.

We've modified the rules slightly to try and balance/make it more fun for both players:

  • Open 3 boosters instead of 2
  • Draw 7 instead of 5
  • Total lore is 20 instead of 15
  • Start with 1 ink rather than 2 (turn 1 you have up to 2 ink to spend)

This helped with allowing more come-back time, not getting stuck with unplayable cards, provides a good chance of a turn one play, and avoiding being in top deck mode too soon if you don't have any card draw.

Give it a try the next time you play some limited and want to jump straight into some games! 😊

u/sarah3585 — 11 days ago

Sending to the EU via Royal Mail PDDP - Experiences?

How's everyone experience been so far?

I've heard reports from our IOSS provider that many parts aren't working correctly... from being charged the 3 Euro duty extra times and at the other end customers are still being asked to pay the fee plus extra handling fees.

Has anyone had any feedback from their EU customers yet?

From our side the issue we have faced is:

  • Having to making sure items are listed on one line on the custom form if they are the same HS Code, otherwise you get incorrectly charged multiple times. This has been a bit of a pain, as we sell multiple different items with the same HS Code so should only pay the fee once so we have to tweak how it's added to the custom form as a work-around.
  • We are IOSS registered so pay the VAT though our IOSS partner, we have been using the correct code (MP7 for parcels) to tell RM to just bill us for the duty, but RM have still been charging us the VAT! I spoke to our account manager about it all and it's a known issue with the EU member states charging it. He said it was being sorted, that was a week ago. I haven't had an invoice since to check.

Check your invoices, it's easy to miss if they have been overcharging you.

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u/sarah3585 — 27 days ago

Pre-release games at home 🏠

We don’t have a local store that does a pre-release so we picked up some boxes from a not-so-local store today so we could play at home.

Eviscerator turned into a massive play. What a card when you have a decent board state 😁
Love it when you are playing sealed games for a new set and you draw such a bomb at the perfect moment.

What cards have been good in sealed for people this weekend?

u/sarah3585 — 1 month ago

Luke VS Palpatine Spotlight Deck - Ashes of the Empire Gameplay Star Wars Unlimited

In-Person Star Wars Unlimited TCG Gameplay! Luke Skywalker VS Palpatine Spotlight Starter Deck Ashes of the Empire Gameplay + Competition GIVEAWAY.

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u/sarah3585 — 1 month ago

Paper Gameplay: Luke Skywalker VS Palpatine Spotlight Deck - Ashes of the Empire Gameplay Star Wars Unlimited

The LaserGaming team try out the new spotlight decks for Ashes of the Empire :)

Luke feels like a very strong leader, and I'd expect him to make a ripple in Constructed.

Both decks do a good job at showing off the new mechanics (Support and Advantage).

Which new mechanics do you think will have the most impact?

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u/sarah3585 — 2 months ago

What's the deal with Zombicide DCeased?

We own every version of Zombicide, but didn't back this as we decided to be 'sensible' as we still have loads to play. Regretted it but was also too late for the late pledge.

I see there was an update a few weeks ago on KS, after many many months of silence. And a lot of people asking for refunds.

Are there copies of this in the wild? I swear I saw it sat on someones shelf in a photo on Facebook.

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u/sarah3585 — 3 months ago

Use previous version of the e1 UV software on mac?

Is it possible to use an older version of the Software? Since updating to 2.8.0.3 my prints are coming out thicker with offset white layers to CMYK. I had the settings dialed in to be great before the forced update. I want to try the previous version to see if it was the update or other factors.

I still have the previous version installed on my mac but the pop up to update comes up straight away and stops me doing anything,

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u/sarah3585 — 3 months ago

Qui-Gon Jinn VS Chewbacca - A Lawless Time - IRL Gameplay Star Wars Unlimited

In-Person Star Wars Unlimited TCG Gameplay - Qui-Gon Jinn VS Chewbacca.
Can Chewie win before the big 8 resources turn?
Both of these leaders are a lot of fun to play.

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u/sarah3585 — 3 months ago