Small Business / New Business Blog Posts

Factsheet
Employed? Worker? Self-employed?....can you work it out?
Over recent years, there have been many changes in the workplace and different demands are now being placed on businesses…
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HR
Disability and Dismissal
Guidance for employers to avoid dismissals ending badly.
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HR
Should we BAN-ter?
Read how you can assess banter and protect your business.
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Commercial Client
How to conduct a disciplinary hearing: a step by step guide
Read the popular step-by-step guide to conducting a disciplinary hearing from Burnetts’ expert employment law and HR team: prepare yourself…
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Commercial Client
Travel disruptions and the workplace
Ready for the storm? With wintry weather on the horizon, we look at some of the employment law and HR…
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Commercial Client
Six costs to consider before leasing a business premises
Commercial property solicitor Abigail Clucas gives an overview of six costs to consider before leasing a business premises.
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Factsheet
Employment Law & HR Update - October 2018
Sophie Allinson discusses employee disabilities, notices, dismissal meetings and employers’ liabilities in her October 2018 Employment Law and HR update.
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Commercial Client
Shareholders’ agreements: why every new business should consider one
When running a company with more than one shareholder, it makes good business-sense to take the time to draft a…
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Commercial Client
Workplace mediation: resolving conflict at work
HR Consultant Eleanor Morland explains workplace mediation: an increasingly popular approach used by businesses to resolve workplace disputes.
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Commercial Client
Workplace mediation: resolving conflict at work
HR Consultant Eleanor Morland explains workplace mediation: an increasingly popular approach used by businesses to resolve workplace disputes.
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Commercial Client
Be warned! When is a warning at work really a warning?
HR Consultant Eleanor Morland explains the correct legal process to follow when issuing warnings at work.
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Education
Harassment in the workplace
HR Consultant Julie Davis gives an overview of the law surrounding harassment and outlines how an employer can tackle it…
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