Month: August 2018
Get your business finances in order this Summer
With Summer season in full swing now is a good time to take check of your accounts and ensure your business is generating fluid cash flow. If Summer is your quiet season, check out this article for some top tips on how to prevent cashflow problems over the coming months. Still waiting on overdue payments? Take a... Read more »
Managing a Flexible Working Request
I wrote this post quite a while back and was ‘inspired’, if you like, by a conversation with an employer client of mine who was completely oblivious to the introduction of the right to request flexible working for employees with 6 months or more employment. This right was introduced on 30 June 2014, over 4 years ago, but... Read more »
How enforceable are restrictive covenants?
Restrictive covenants form part of an employment contract and aim to restrict an employee from certain activities once they leave their employment. These restrictions are put in place when employees hold company confidential information and/or have close relationships with clients, candidates, and other employees. Restrictive covenants provide an aspect of protection of the company’s legitimate... Read more »
Court of Appeal confirms test to be applied when looking to set aside transactions defrauding creditors
When an individual or a company enters into a transaction at an undervalue the Insolvency Act 1986 has provisions (sections 238 and 339) which allow an officeholder, whether they be a trustee in bankruptcy of individual or a liquidator to the company, to overturn those transactions. In relation to the company the transaction must be... Read more »