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How to handle voluntary redundancies

September 12, 2012

If your business is considering making redundancies then it is good practice to consider  seeing whether it’s possible to make voluntary redundancies as well as having to implement the compulsory redundancies that will be necessary. Voluntary redundancies are a good way of ensuring that the least damage is done to morale in the workplace by […]

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Why should your business use a social media policy

September 7, 2012

The growth of the internet has presented opportunities to business but it has also posed challenges. It has opened up new ways to market and deliver a product or a service to clients and has revolutionised the amount of information available to businesses. A great deal of marketing and information sharing is currently done through […]

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How to manage your employees’ stress at work

August 30, 2012

In the current economic climate businesses are naturally seeking to increase their revenue and cut their overheads. The largest overhead is generally labour – a business’ staff count. Although a large amount of labour hoarding has occurred during the current recession unemployment in the UK has increased from 5.3% in April 2007 to 8% in […]

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What should an employer do if one of its workers whistleblows?

August 20, 2012

If one of your employees has blown the whistle (whether legitimately or illegitimately) on a workplace practice at your business then it’s imperative that you take the right steps to investigate the allegation and resolve the matter fairly. It’s advisable in such circumstances to obtain employment law advice for employers from a specialist employment law […]

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Misuse of computers at work – how employers should deal with it

August 16, 2012

This recent case in the Employment Tribunal demonstrates that employers should be extremely careful when dealing with cases of misuse of computers at work. A failure to deal properly with such cases could lead to a (potentially successful) claim for unfair dismissal by the employee concerned. We’ll therefore look at the following in this post to […]

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Misrepresentation and contractual claims

July 11, 2012

The recent cases of Gaydamak v Leviev and Mabanga v Ophir Energy Plc & Anor demonstrate that misrepresentation in commercial relationships is often alleged – and sometimes does occur. This post therefore seeks to clarify what “misrepresentation” actually means under English law and what remedy can be achieved. We’ll therefore take a look in this […]

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