If you’re thinking about recruiting your first member of staff, then you might want to spend five minutes watching our video guide to employment law.
Waterfront employment solicitor, Anthony Purvis, covers the ins and outs of recruitment advertising, the importance of having a written contract and staff handbook, how to manage employees proactively and offers some advice about dismissal procedures in this succinct guide.
Anthony said, It’s often a very exciting time for businesses, when they are considering recruiting their first employees. If you follow some simple steps you can reduce your risk of employment claims and concentrate on growing your business.”
If you are a football fan and interested in employment law, you will no doubt have been eagerly awaiting the outcome of Benjamin Mendy’s claim that his former club, Manchester City (“City”), unlawfully made deductions from his wages. As Employment Judge Dunlop (“EJ Dunlop”) said: “I am fairly…
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