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Protecting your business from former employees should be at the top of every business owner's agenda. When a key employee leaves to work for a competitor your valuable confidential information and trade connections are at risk. So, what steps should you take to protect your business against these competitive threats? You must use appropriate restrictions [...]
Payroll errors frequently occur no matter how careful you or your agents are. Where this happens you need to be aware of the law in this area as you cannot simply deduct the overpayment on your next payroll run as this may be unlawful. The Law The recovery of overpayments to an employee need to [...]
A zero-hours contract is a type of contract used by employers under which a worker or employee has no set hours of work. There is no obligation on the employer to guarantee any hours of work and the employee is paid only for the work that is done. The House of Commons Briefing Paper (published [...]
More and more individuals are now looking for greater flexibility in the way that they work which in turn has led to the emergence of what is known as the “gig economy". This is based on a new model of working where individuals are engaged by businesses on a flexible, ad hoc basis. This new [...]
Have you reviewed your employment contract recently? If not, your business could be at risk of a legal claim. Your employment contract is the most important employment law document you have. It is essential to ensure that it is always up to date and legally compliant. For example, recent changes in employment law will have [...]
