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  • 04 September 2018
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    Managing sickness absence: five top tips

    Managing sickness absence is a day to day activity, but our experience suggests that line managers still struggle to manage absence effectively.

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    Mandy Higgins
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  • 08 December 2011
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    A basic guide to disclosure

    Part 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 deals with disclosure and inspection of documents. We take a look at your obligations.

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    Rob Williams
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  • 16 August 2018
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    Changing workplace policies and procedures

    Policy review exercises don’t often appear at the top of an HR professional’s list of favourite tasks, but HR policies and procedures are important.

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    Contact Ben Daniel
    Ben Daniel
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  • 02 February 2016
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    A business owner’s guide to post-termination restrictions

    Many contracts contain post-termination restriction clauses that operate to restrict the actions of a party following termination.

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    Paul Raftery
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  • 27 September 2016
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    Can we scrap our employee bonus scheme?

    Recent reports that star fund manager Neil Woodford is to scrap bonuses at his new firm, replacing them with an increased basic salary and long-term share incentives, have caused surprise because at first sight this appears to be counter-cultural behaviour. The bonus has long been…

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    Michael Ryley
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  • 17 October 2016
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    How can excepted group life assurance schemes help you?

    The pension tax regime imposes limits on the value of savings that can be built up in registered pension schemes each year and over the course of a lifetime.

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    Mark Poulston
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  • 20 June 2013
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    Employee shareholders and share buybacks

    The Government is looking to make recruitment more attractive to small-medium sized businesses through the introduction of ‘employee shareholder’ status.

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    Contact Haydn Rogan
    Haydn Rogan
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  • 27 January 2017
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    Substantial property transactions and the acquisition of non-cash assets

    A recent Court of Appeal case has provided some useful guidance on ‘substantial property transactions’ and the acquisition of non-cash assets.

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    Contact Sarah Walton
    Sarah Walton
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  • 08 July 2014
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    What does 'living in the same household' actually mean?

    In claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 'living in the same household' can be a crucial element to succeeding in a claim.

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    Contact Lottie Tyler
    Lottie Tyler
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  • 15 August 2016
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    Cycle helmets and contributory negligence revisited

    Despite the increasing availability and publicity as to their protective benefits, the percentage of cyclists wearing a helmet is modest.

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    Contact Christina McDonald
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