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The small business legal advice section provides in-depth guides and features on tax, company and employment law for UK SMEs and sole traders.
Your job title should never be based on your own view, and how comfortable you feel being referred to by a certain position
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Employing & managing staff
Before taking on any employees, it’s important to grasp the basics of employment law. In this piece, we look at what you need to know
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Kate Palka, employment and commercial solicitor from The Legal Director, talks us through current and future employment law changes
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NDAs or non-disclosure agreements are becoming increasingly common. When should you use them? And are they even enforceable?
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The Harpur Trust v Brazel case has challenged the way that seasonal and part-year worker holiday pay is calculated. What should you do now?
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We explain the new UKCA mark which has replaced the CE mark for products sold on the market in Great Britain
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From April 2022, businesses will be liable to pay Plastic Packaging Tax. We explore what it is and whether it will affect you
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Obtaining a patent can be time-consuming and expensive. But a patent can prevent others from using your invention, generate licensing income, encourage investment and even lower your tax bill
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From April 2022, businesses will be liable to pay Plastic Packaging Tax. We explore what it is and whether it will affect you
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Obtaining a patent can be time-consuming and expensive. But a patent can prevent others from using your invention, generate licensing income, encourage investment and even lower your tax bill
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What you can and can’t do when setting up in competition against your former employment is often in the fine print of your contract, warns Harper James Solicitors
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Many small businesses think if they just ignore the EU’s GDPR regulations, they will just go away. Lawyer Chris Cook warns SMEs they face crippling fines if they do nothing
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Simon Robinson, managing partner of RobinsonRalph, gives an overview of the basics to help you avoid paying any unnecessary compensation and explains the basis for claims of unfair dismissal.
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Is it possible to make changes to our company sickness policy? Peter Done of HR consultancy Peninsula answers the question
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Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
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We've teamed up with the Current Account Switch Service to explain the benefits of switching your business bank account.
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