The government is working to persuade small businesses to brave taking on even more Apprentices. Employment lawyer Peta Fluendy asks why just 8 per cent of SME’s take on a trainee and offers help and advice about how you can hire one.
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Employment law: New mandatory pensions scheme for staff
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Employment lawyer Peta Fleundy gives a practical guide for SME’s about the government’s National Employment Savings Trust – a new scheme that introduces a mandatory pension scheme for employees.
Employment law: Big payouts for discrimination claims
Thursday, May 19th, 2011Businesses are keen for a cap to be introduced to limit payouts in discrimination cases brought by staff. But it may not be that simple says employment lawyer Peta Fluendy.
Employment law: Internships and work experience
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Some sectors have enjoyed an amost endless supply of free labour, but internships and work experience have become a political – and more recently legal – hot potato. Emploment lawyer Peta Fluendy
Employment law: SME’s putting the boot into employment rules
Thursday, May 5th, 2011The government’s new Red Tape Challenge website lists regulations you might want canned. There are plenty that effect SME’s not least in the area of employment says lawyer Peta Fluendy.
Employment law: Moratorium on new regulation is toothless
Thursday, April 28th, 2011If the wishes employers are likely to have put forward in response to the recently closed consultation on Resolving Work Place Disputes, are granted, then employment law as we know it might be shredded, says employment lawyer Peta Fluendy.
Employment law: Religious discrimination at work
Thursday, April 21st, 2011As the latest company hits the headlines with a potential case of religious discrimination with a member of staff, employment lawyer Peta Fluendy guides you through the maze of laws and cases covering discrimination for religion and belief in the workpalce.
Employment Law: Government’s “Plan for Growth”
Monday, April 4th, 2011Employment law consultant Peta Fluendy takes a look at the government’s Plan for Growth document and spots a couple of unusual things …
