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Contracts, Human Resources HR, Employment and legal advice for owners and managers of SME small and medium sized business owners.
Disability in the workplace – how can you manage it?
Disability in the workplace is certainly a tricky issue for employers. However, choosing a common sense approach to employee health issues – whether physical or mental – can help to make people management decisions that bit simpler.
Trademarking hashtags – an #unenforceable or #inevitable move for businesses?
The issue of trademarking hashtags is probably not one you have ever given much thought, but if you run a business, charity or another organisation that markets itself proactively, it is certainly something worth keeping an eye on.
What happens to a business when the owner falls ill?
Owner operators without plans in place risk their business future
10 occupational threats that UK workers face
Sheldon Davidson Solicitors look at 10 common workplace threats, the potential injuries and what businesses can do to protect employees and themselves.
Businesses await key employment decision on Woolworth redundancy case
The European court of justice will hand down its judgment in the coming days in the case of thousands of former Woolworths and Ethel Austin employees who missed out on millions of pounds in redundancy compensation due to the size of store they worked in.
Landmark legal case could impact how staff are paid commission
A landmark case relating to how holiday pay should be calculated for employees who earn commission has found that commission payments which are intrinsically linked to the performance of a worker’s’ contractual duties must be included in holiday pay calculations.
What Supreme Court divorce ruling could mean for SME business owners
Protecting your business wealth – lessons for SME owners from landmark case
London ‘Playboy’ battles Hefner’s empire for use of domain name
Michael Ross, a 50-year-old property developer, registered the website “playboy.london” in his kitchen, while joking with his wife and a friend over a few bottles of wine and six months later he’s taking Playboy Enterprises Inc. to court in the U.K. to stop the adult entertainment company founded by Hugh Hefner from seizing the domain.
Can you dismiss employees for improper conduct out of working hours?
When two employees at New Zealand insurance brokers Marsh Ltd were caught being intimate with each other on company property outside of working hours, it wasn’t just their colleagues that they had to worry about.
Merger: Realising the Vision
Merger and acquisition is on the increase in the professional services marketplace as organisations look to gain market share and manage escalating competition. But, with pressure on prices, growing demand for a new billing model, and a need to radically improve customer service, just what is the best way of achieving the objectives of consolidation?
Tatt’s not the way to go: Can you refuse to employ someone due to a tattoo
Tattoos may be more popular than ever but employers can dismiss workers or turn down a job applicant for sporting them.
Top 10 Tips for protecting your business online
Most businesses understand the importance of having a vibrant and engaging website that allows them to interact with their existing clients and to build relationships with potential new customers.
Obese employees set to fight for same rights as gay or disabled
In a landmark case which could have significant implications for UK businesses the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will consider whether obesity should for the first time be deemed to be a disability for the purposes of discrimination legislation.
Managing clients’ expectations: why solicitors need to be more careful than ever
Telling a client what he or she wants to hear regardless of the reality of the situation is a temptation to avoid at all costs. It’s a principle that’s drilled into trainees from day one.
