Chapter 1
Staying on the Right Side of the Law
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding your obligations under the law
Offering your employees better terms than what the law allows
Understanding your employees’ rights under the law
Drawing up the contract and other employment policies
Managing without a whole lot of support systems
Finding help and advice
As a small-business employer, you may feel that staying on top of the law is just too much hassle. As long as you don’t do anything blatantly illegal, everyone should be content, right? After all, you’ve got a business to run and you have to make a living.
While that’s true, if you get on the wrong side of the law, the results can be devastating. You can end up seriously out of pocket because a tribunal or court finds in favour of a disgruntled – or even worse, a seriously injured – employee and awards large amounts of compensation against ...
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