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Category: blog

05
Mar

Answers to some of your questions about the changes to the IR35 off-payroll rules

by Lucy Tarrant in blog
We’ve put together a list of “the little things” that everybody needs to know regarding the changes to the IR35 off-payroll rules:   Under the off-payroll rules a recruitment business is the “fee payer” as it is the party immediately...

Tags: IR35, IR35 changes, law for the recruitment industry, recruiters, recruitment, recruitment business, recruitment legal advice

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21
Feb

How to manage employee expectations for flexible working

by Claire Carson in blog
It’s hard to ignore the many talks and articles on flexible working It’s a popular subject and there are many ways to work flexibly So, what’s right for your organisation You may have heard about The Right to Request Flexible Working but what...

Tags: employment law, Flexible working request, Flexible working requests, HR advice

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18
Feb

Retirement for solicitors – From all to nothing

by Lucy Tarrant in blog
I’ve worked with many excellent solicitors as they have approached retirement They are the ones we turn to for their sage wisdom and years of expertise Then the firm announces that they are retiring and puff they are gone What a waste of...

Tags: Consultant Solicitor, consultant solicitor job, retirement, retiring solicitor

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16
Feb

Employee Handbooks – What should they contain?

by Claire Carson in blog
One of my favourite pastimes is to read employee handbooks Well ok, not favourite but I do find them fascinating Much of my work involves finding out about, or crafting new, policies and often they are contained in an employee handbook These are...

Tags: employee handbook contents, Employee handbooks, employment law, HR advice

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14
Feb

Starting up in business together – forget these at your peril!

by Karen Blakesley in blog
You’ve found a potential business partner Maybe even your spouse or another family member You’re bubbling with ideas as to how you can work together to produce a fantastic new product or service It’s an exciting time and ‘the legals’ often...

Tags: business, business partner, business structure

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04
Feb

DON’T GO IN-HOUSE, GO HOME (& work from there)

by Lucy Tarrant in blog
It was reported in last week’s Law Society Gazette that more & more senior associates are defecting from private practice to work in-house Why Work/life balance of course This report probably reflected new year resolutions to re-balance life,...

Tags: consultant solicitors, in house lawyers, senior solicitor jobs, solicitor jobs

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28
Jan

You don’t need to have a child to enjoy flexible working

by Lucy Tarrant in blog
Having children is not a pre-requisite for working flexibly There are many child free solicitors who crave a more flexible working life Some practices look at those solicitors askance, wondering why on earth they need to work flexibly when they...

Tags: become a consultant solicitor, childfree solicitor, consultant solicitor jobs, golf fantatic, sailing enthusiast, solicitor with a dream

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23
Jan

Recruiters – Is there a binding agreement in place?

by Francesca Damario in blog
When it comes to recovering placement fees, some clients may try to wriggle out of paying you because they didn’t expressly accept your terms of business Basic contract law states that in order for a contract to be binding, it must be communicated...

Tags: contract rules, deemed acceptance, legal contracts, recruitment business, signed contract, terms of business

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23
Jan

It’s a new dawn, its a new day, it’s a new life for me…and I’m feeling good

by Claire Carson in blog
I’ve had this song in my head since the turn of the New Year It’s a great song and Nina Simone is a fabulous artist but for me, this is all about the timing 2020 is not only a New Year and a new decade but it’s also a new way of...

Tags: Consultants, flexible working, HR advice, HR Consultant

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20
Jan

Dads who are solicitors deserve to have it all too

by Lucy Tarrant in blog
I often write about solicitor mums, but I didn’t want this to be to the exclusion of dads To suggest that solicitor dads don’t need the representation in the legal profession that mums do, wouldn’t sit comfortably with me Feminism is...

Tags: dads in law, lawyer dads, male solicitor, senior solicitor dads, Solicitor dads, solicitor jobs

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