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Tag: Legal Advice

Experts Explain: An SME Guide To Unfair Dismissal

April 6, 2025

By Staff writer

We turned to the experts for advice on how to ensure you stay within the law when dismissing employees. Hear direct from some of the top legal experts in the UK about how to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.

Corporate Law Firms For Your London Business

October 5, 2021

By Oliver Davey

No matter the size of your business, if you are a business owner, you will probably find the need for …

The ongoing effect and potentially lasting legacy of the pandemic on employment in the UK

January 29, 2021

By Staff writer

A new year and in the midst of yet another lockdown, how will employers and employees fair with continued disruption to business and working life Employment lawyer, Russell Dann discusses the route out of lockdown, furlough, working from home and the legacy the pandemic will likely have on employment law.

How to make sure your business stays above HR law while staff continue to work remotely

January 11, 2021

By Staff writer

With employees likely continue to work remotely well in to 2021, legal expert Debbie Sadler explains what businesses should be doing to ensure they remain within legal HR structures.

Can my employer make me get a Covid-19 vaccine

December 9, 2020

By Staff writer

Human Resources and Employment Lawyer, Sarah Calderwood explains the rules when it comes to employers asking staff to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

Find out how SMEs can avoid big GDPR fines and penalties?

April 25, 2018

By Fred Heritage

With GDPR now only one month away from coming into effect, Real Business’s first webinar of 2018 focussed on what British business owners need to do to avoid costly fines and penalties under the new data protection rules.

Don’t let scaremongering get the better of you stay calm and get GDPR compliant

March 21, 2018

By Letitia Booty

GDPR will come into effect in fewer than 100 days, so now is the time for businesses everywhere to assess the way employee and customer data is processed and held. Direct mail provider, Pepper, explains the changes it has made to ensure compliance.

Restrictive covenants: Protecting against the risks posed by departing employees

January 3, 2018

By Staff writer

Legal experts Laura Conway and Blair Adams explain why restrictive covenants can help a business protect its assets after a member of staff leaves.

Five ways to protect your brand like Jaguar Land Rover did

January 24, 2017

By Staff writer

Claire O’Brien, head of IP litigation at law firm Mills & Reeve, uses a recent high-profile case to discuss the best approach to take when you want to protect your brand.

Dont be fooled into employing someone illegally or pay the price

August 17, 2015

By Katrina Cooper

Immigration law expert Katrina Cooper provides critical advice on the steps businesses must go though to ensure new hires are legal, including the Right to Work check and document management.

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