Ask The Family
14 / 10 / 2013
Many small businesses are staffed almost exclusively by family members. In theory, family-owned businesses are ideal because family members can form a loyal foundation for the company and because family members will often have a greater dedication to achieving the company’s their common goals. Family owned businesses often have a built-in support system that should ensure teamwork and solidarity. Other...
Employment Status: A Question of Control
11 / 10 / 2013
In determining whether a person is employed or self-employed, there are a number of tests. The starting point is whether there is mutuality of obligation. Without it, there can be employed status. Even if is there it does not automatically mean the person is employed, but it is an important indicator. Mutuality means that the employer must offer work and...
Development – A Shared Responsibility?
09 / 10 / 2013
On ITV’s Daybreak last week Stella English, infamous for winning The Apprentice in 2010, then unsuccessfully taking Lord Sugar to Employment Tribunal for unfair constructive dismissal, was explaining how difficult it has all been for her and how she has lost everything. When asked why she had resigned from the first, then a second job that had been provided for...
How To Succeed at Work
07 / 10 / 2013
There are a number of things you can do to succeed in your career. Here are some tips to improve your chances of achieving workplace success, in spite of any economic ups and downs. You don’t have to have a degree, but make sure you have good literacy and numeracy skills and ensure you acquire new skills to do your...
Female-Friendly Board Rooms
04 / 10 / 2013
The anti-discrimination legislation is not about treating everyone the same, but about creating a level playing field for those who may be disadvantaged by a protected characteristic. In 2013 it is right and proper that boardrooms should be representative of the broader population and a board appointment (like any other) should be based on competence. Earlier this year Government figures...