A Lawyers Guide To Hr Happiness

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A lawyers guide to HR happiness

Sean Walsh, Employment Law Solicitor for Harper James Solicitors, shares his advice for startups on hiring, firing and everything in between.

Getting your employment practise right in the eyes of the law is a delicate task, and something that can preoccupy new businesses for many months. When you’re starting out and scaling up, employment law challenges and questions can arise thick and fast, and finding answers quickly and easily becomes a priority.

So I’ll be sharing a series of articles to give you a birds-eye view of some of the issues you need to consider, and the employment law expertise you’ll need. With clear, useful headline information and practical tips on what steps you’ll need to take, over the next few weeks this guide will act as an insight into the legal side of employing.

ARTICLES IN HR

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The first steps: A guide to the basics

Before you can begin to hire a team, it’s vital to have an understanding of the laws and principles around employment as a whole, and to have checked your business is ready to take on employees.

HR 4 years ago

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Guide: Recruitment, workers’ rights and business immigration

Once you have the paperwork in place and guidelines established, it’s time to start bringing staff on board. There are a huge range of different legal factors to consider when recruiting, not least the laws around equality and right to work, so this week, we look at recruitment, workers’ rights and business immigration.

HR 4 years ago

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Staying on the right track

In this week’s guide, we look at how to manage your employees to ensure long term happiness and health, with performance management, sickness and absence management and incentive share schemes.

HR 4 years ago

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Preparing for and facing HR challenges as a small business

No business owner should expect a completely smooth path to success – especially not when it comes to handling people on a daily basis.

HR 4 years ago

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Understanding employee exits and dismissals

Whether you’re looking to exit individuals on selling your business, downsizing a department or terminating an employment contract after a fair disciplinary hearing, at some point you will need to part ways with an employee.

HR 4 years ago

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