Directors' Briefings
Employment law
« Back to Law (LA)Employment law: the basics (LA 10)
Getting it right
Employment law is a complex area that is full of pitfalls. Getting it right means keeping in touch with developments, thinking out your policies and implementing them with care. Getting it wrong is easier, but could be extremely expensive.
In this briefing, we identify the main elements of current employment law likely to affect small to medium-sized businesses. It is intended as an introduction and an aide-memoire. There are cross references to other Directors’ Briefing titles that examine each area in greater detail.
The briefing covers:
- Recruitment.
- Terms and conditions.
- Employee rights.
- What to do when things go wrong.
New employment law in 1999 (LA 6)
A year of changes
This briefing provides an overview of the developments in employment law in the year 1999 that are most likely to affect small and medium-sized companies.
A separate briefing, New employment law in 2000, LA 8, covers new laws, regulations and relevant cases in 2000.
Developments in many other areas of business law, including tax, are covered in New business law in 1999, LA 7, and New business law in 2000, LA 9.
These briefings provide pointers to changes that might affect your business, but do not deal with issues in detail. If you need to know more, talk to your professional adviser, or follow the cross reference to the appropriate Directors' Briefing.
This briefing covers:
- New laws.
- New regulations.
- Key court and tribunal cases that highlight small business issues.
