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What to Include in an Employment Contract (UK Checklist)

Every employee in the UK is legally entitled to a written statement of employment particulars from day one — not just “nice to have,” a statutory requirement under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Here’s what needs to be in it, and what’s worth adding beyond the legal minimum. The legal minimum (written statement of particulars) […]

The 10 HR Policies Every UK Small Business Needs (and Why)

Many small businesses operate for years on a handshake and good intentions — no written policies, just “how we do things.” That works fine right up until it doesn’t: a disciplinary situation goes wrong, an employee raises a grievance, or an employment tribunal claim lands, and there’s nothing in writing to show what was supposed […]