Sarah ShortOct 29, 2018Employment contracts
Once you have reached the point that you are either starting to employ staff or are realising that a proper employment contract would be beneficial for your business (rather than a written statement of the very basics), the next stage is obviously to source a contract...
Sarah ShortOct 22, 2018Employment contracts
In the course of our work we obviously read lots of different contracts of employment being used by a variety of organisations. These vary widely in quality and appropriateness, and we come across a range of different issues with them. Sometimes an organisation knows...
Sarah ShortOct 15, 2018Franchise News
We’re very excited to announce that we are launching a new consultant today in the Nottingham area, Kathryn Rodgers. Kathryn has extensive experience across a broad range of sectors, and has a down to earth, pragmatic approach to HR which makes her ideally suited to...
Sarah ShortOct 15, 2018Employment contracts
As with many aspects of employment, there are myths about contracts of employment which persist, and which it can be dangerous for any employer to believe. Here are three of the common misconceptions we hear about employment contracts, together with useful information...
Sarah ShortOct 8, 2018Employment contracts
As a minimum legal requirement you must issue employees with a written ‘statement of particulars’ containing information about some of the main terms of employment as follows: name and employer’s name job title or a brief job description date when your employment...
Sarah ShortOct 1, 2018Employment contracts
Many small employers still take the view that employment contracts for staff are an irritating legal requirement, or a constraining document which reduces their flexibility as an employer. In fact an employment contract is not a legal requirement at all, but it is...
