We have posted information on our website following the measures introduced by the Chancellor recently and this is entitled “Covid -19: Help for businesses, employees and the self-employed” which may be of some interest when considering what changes may be of use. The link to this is here.
At HFP the wellbeing of our team and providing you with an ongoing service remain our top priorities and our whole team remain employed on a full-time basis and have already been operating remotely for the past week. We have the systems and technical support to continue working in this way for as long as necessary to ensure continuity and consistency of our service to you.
As you may be aware one of our advisers, Max Samuel, decided to leave HFP for a new post in Dubai. We have decided that under the current circumstances it will be virtually impossible to employ a replacement and to train and monitor them adequately and efficiently. We have taken the decision to postpone employing a new adviser for the time being. We had started the process and even finalised a short list of candidates all of whom would be excellent replacements and we have told them we will be back in touch when we are ready to move ahead.
In the meanwhile, I would suggest that you contact any of our advisers if you need assistance, but we will be continuing the process of contacting Max’s clients over the coming months.
We recognise that these are difficult times for many but we also believe that there are reasons to be cheerful. Even as this pandemic had worsened it has also brought out the best in humanity and it has seen communities coming together and all over the world with acts of kindness to raise spirits
We were also strong advocates of the global clapping to recognise the amazing and selfless work of Doctors, nurses and all healthcare workers on the frontline. Of the 500,000 people infected globally around 130,000 have already recovered and much of this can be attributed to the heroic efforts of healthcare workers.
Staying safe, well and caring for each other is obviously of the utmost importance and although this has been keeping people apart, please note that we are at the end of the phone or an email, or can arrange communication via other mediums such as Facetime or Skype if you would prefer.
It is therefore largely business as usual for us, but we wish you all well and hope to catch up soon. In the meantime, keep yourselves and others safe.
Robyn Lovatt
Director
robyn@hfp.co.uk
Neil Warne
Director
neil@hfp.co.uk