Small firms reminded of recent employment law changes

Following a raft of changes to UK employment law, small business owners are being urged to update their working practices and avoid potential penalties. On April 6 important changes to the law, including increases in statutory sick pay, changes in tax rates and the end of most employers’ abilities to forcibly retire staff, were introduced [...]

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Employment in the family business

Family businesses often start out as small, close-knit affairs with the owner(s) and their family carrying out most if not all of the work. However, as such businesses expand and generate more work, employees are often taken on from outside the family. This raises a number of issues that the family may not have considered. [...]

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