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An Introduction to “Flexible Working” Terms
When dealing with the world of employment contracts, and legal documents in general, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the diversity of terms and phrases used...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Advice
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An Employer’s Tough Choices: Redundancy, Flexible Working, Lay Offs or Short Time Working
Unemployment is making all of the headlines at the moment, and over a million more job losses are expected in the next year or so...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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An Employee’s Redundancy Glossary
In an economic downturn, every employee is likely to be double and triple checking their employment contracts and company redundancy policy so that they know what to expect if the worst comes to the worst...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Know Your Redundancy Rights
In this straightened economic climate, redundancy is a threat faced by millions of UK employees Large corporations are hitting the headlines by making thousands of their employees redundant, but redundancy could happen at a company of any size when things get tough and businesses are forced to cut their costs...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Redundancy Pay Information For Managers
Redundancies and downsizing are unfortunate, but often an inevitable measure for a business, especially in the current economic climate...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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History’s Great Redundancies
History is strewn with redundancy and ruin Though some falls from power are more graceful than others, there is something to be learned from each one...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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The Five Worst Ways to Fire an Employee
There’s nothing less pleasant than an unsought redundancy, particularly if the fellow doing the firing makes Otto Von Bismarck look like a soft-spoken, conscientious old soul...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Essential Redundancy Documents For Managers
As the economic crisis worsens and company after company goes to the wall, every manager is focusing on how to keep their business afloat...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Can Fathers Have the Same Rights to Time Off as Mothers?
Basic Maternity Leave
The UK is often thought of as good on parental rights, maternity leave rights and pregnancy leave in general...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Legal
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One Step Ahead – UK Business Law Changes For 2009
So, business managers up and down the country are preparing to bid farewell to 2008 and usher in a whole new year...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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5 Essential Employment Documents Your Business Needs
There are plenty of kinds of business documents that a company needs to conform with the law and help it to run more smoothly, and employment is one of the most important areas where you should make sure that your paperwork is up to scratch...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Trimming the Workforce – a Guide to UK Redundancy Procedure
No manager wants to face the possibility that they may need to make some of their staff redundant Yet with the credit crunch, it would be irresponsible for managers struggling with costs not to think about the possibility...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes Employers Make When Firing Staff
Every employer, at some point or another, will have to fire one of their employees It isn’t easy, and it certainly isn’t fun, but whether it is because of economic cutbacks or a poorly performing employee, sooner or later it is going to happen...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Common Mistakes When Buying a Business
There’s no denying it – buying a business creates a real buzz of excitement The key is to make sure this keenness doesn’t cloud your judgement and leave you with a business you don’t want, or don’t know the full history of...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Top Tips to Get Your Business Through the Credit Crunch
With the UK economy and housing market teetering and consumer confidence plunging, many UK businesses are facing tough times ahead...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Update Your Business Documents! Legal Changes For October 2008
Each year, October is usually the month when a wide variety of changes to employment, company and trading law are rolled out...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Legal
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Basic UK Employees’ Rights
Contracts of employment come in all shapes and sizes, but if you’re in full time employment and not a freelancer there are certain guarantees you should be entitled to...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Time to Settle Up? How to Get the Best Price When Selling Your Business
So you’ve had enough of your start-up business, and want to sell it while the going’s good and move on to better things (or simply retire on the profit you make...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Sports Travel Insurance – Are You Covered?
Sport and activity holidays are hugely popular nowadays, as people look to practice their skills in a new environment or even learn an entirely new sport as part of their holiday...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Finances
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Happy Employees = More Productivity
It sounds like an obvious cliché to say it, but like many clichés there’s truth in it: happy employees are more productive...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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A Guide to Employment Contract Clauses
Employment contracts are some of the most important UK business documents you will ever sign in your working life, and yet they are written in a deliberately convoluted and confusing manner, which often makes it difficult to get the clear points of what you’re signing up for...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Confidentiality and Non-disclosure Agreements – Protect Your Company
In today’s business world, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements are becoming increasingly important for businesses looking to protect themselves from damaging leaks...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Legal
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An Equality Policy – Does Your Business Need One?
What is an equality policy
An equality policy is a business document that outlines a company’s position on equality in the workplace...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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Legal Documents – 8 Situations When Your Business Needs Them
If you are the owner of a Small to Medium Enterprise, it’s likely that the last thing you want to do is worry about the fine details of legal documents, contracts, business agreements, and similar pieces of paperwork...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Legal
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How To Form A Limited Company
If you’ve been self-employed for a while, you may wonder what the next step on the path to becoming the next Coca Cola or Nike is...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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What the Proposed Changes to the UK Equality Law Mean to You
Last week, Harriet Harman announced new equality laws to tackle widespread discrimination Under these new plans, age discrimination would be removed from all aspects of society, and further changes would be made to prevent workplaces from discriminating against minorities...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Legal
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What Managers Need: The Fundamentals Of Employment Contracts
Getting that initial contract of employment template ready can be a real hassle, and it’s tempting to get a professional to draft it up, but even at that stage, it’s important to know what you’re promising your employee, and to make sure that there are no loopholes that can be exploited by less scrupulous employees...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Flexible Working – What It Means For Your Business
Flexible working is becoming popular in the 21st century workplace, as an increasing number of people seek to combine an active family life with full-time employment...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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Undertaking A Fire Safety Risk Assessment
Nobody imagines their office will suffer from a fire… and to be honest, the level of preparation often reflects this...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business Management
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How To Deal With Problem Staff And Poor Performance
Poor staff performance and ‘problem workers’ are some of the trickiest things to be dealt with in the office...
Author: Iain Mackintosh - Category: Business
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