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  • Home > Taking on staff > Employment law and regulations

Employment law and regulations

Few legal areas change as frequently as employment law, and it can be hard to keep track of all the amendments and complications. This section lays out the key things you need to know.

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A step-by-step guide to setting up a new employee

A step-by-step guide to setting up a new employee

A practical guide on the legal responsibilities of a small business owner taking on their first new member of staff…

Maternity leave and pay for employers: A guide

Maternity leave and pay for employers: A guide

Find out how to deal with your employees' maternity rights, your small business maternity leave obligations, and maternity pay for employers…

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Making a position redundant

Learn how to handle redundancies without disruption or legal issues.…

Employee confidentiality

Employee privacy and employee confidentiality: Know the laws

As a small business employer it’s important to respect employee confidentiality, but do you know your workers' rights? Read on to find out……

Employment law and holidays: Employees’ rights to holiday requests and time off

Holiday entitlement seems straightforward, but small business owners can find themselves in hot water. We look at what you need know…

Gender equality in business

How your small business can achieve gender equality in the workplace

As new research highlights a £12,000 pay gap between female and male managers, read how your start-up can achieve gender parity in five steps…

Staff handbooks: A quick guide for new employers

Staff handbooks: A quick guide for new employers

Once your employee numbers begin to grow, a staff handbook can be an important document to outline expectations. Here’s what you need to include……

Managing sickness absence

Managing sickness absence

How to handle employee absence management, from dealing with short and long term sickness to creating a sick pay policy and paying statutory sick pay…

employee pay

How much should you pay your staff?

If you’re a start-up thinking about taking on new recruits, knowing what employee pay is fair can be tricky. Read our comprehensive guide to help you gauge the right salary…

The Working Time Directive: Calculating time limits

How to ensure your small business complies with the government's working time limit…

The Disability Discrimination Act – a guide

Since October 2004, firms with fewer than 15 employees are no longer allowed by law to refuse to take on disabled employees.…

Trapping and confronting a staff thief

What to do if you think somebody is stealing…

What is the Enterprise Management Incentive?

How the EMI scheme can help you hold on to key staff…

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage | Startups.co.uk

What is the National Living Wage and minimum wage in the UK in 2019?

What are the latest minimum wage figures how has the minimum wage increased? Take a look at minimum wage historical rates for comparison...…

Staff benefits: Extra holiday can be a great long-term incentive

This perk rewards loyalty and is valued by working parents.…

Setting up a company pension scheme

Which scheme should you offer and how much should you contribute?…

How to protect yourself as an employer against unfair dismissal

You have to be very careful when firing staff. We look at the risks.…

Written particulars of employment: What you need to know

Failure to provide these can cause legal problems. We explain how to get it right.…

Understanding the costs and rules behind staff training

Training is not cheap but help is available. We look at the options.…

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