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 handle a disciplinary – a brief guide for employers

September 4, 2012

If you’re running a small to medium-sized business then the odds are that you lack professional support staff to help you manage your employees. This leaves the administration of your staff to you and your line managers (if you have any). Handling staff administration can be a potentially tricky business – especially when things get […]

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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 your business do if you think TUPE applies to a transaction?

August 21, 2012

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2002 (“TUPE”) applies when a contract for the provision of services changes hands or one business buys part or the whole of another business. This is undoubtedly confusing for both employees and employers – which assets are transferred to the purchasing business, which employees are employed and […]

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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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Ms B v. States Employment Board: Constructive Unfair Dismissal Linked To Personal Injury Claim

August 4, 2012

The case of Ms B v States Employment Board is not exactly widely known. Not only did it happen in the States of Jersey, a small island in the English Channel, but it seemed outwardly to only deal with a small and arcane aspect of English common law. However, this case, due to its status […]

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Is google destroying the commercial law SERPS ?

July 28, 2012

Many law firms have, perhaps belatedly, picked up on the importance of the internet, with many more noticeably getting active online, either on social media channels or via blogging and a greater input on the web generally. A lot of law firms still do not seem to fully appreciate however that it is one thing […]

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Why is the company secretarial role important?

July 26, 2012

The Company Secretary is responsible for the administration of a company. The role is important, primarily because, the secretary ensures the organisation complies with the relevant legislation and regulations put forward by the Companies Act 2006.  It is important to note that there is no requirement for a private company in the UK to have […]

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The benefits of investing in health and safety training for your employees at your work place

July 25, 2012

As a business owner, you juggle many costs from day to day, but work accident claims shouldn’t be one of them. If you have an employee who is seriously injured on the job and files a claim, your worker’s compensation premium can skyrocket before you even have a chance to explain to your insurer what […]

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