Small Business Employment Law For Dummies

Small Business Employment Law For Dummies
 About the Author
 Author\'s Acknowledgements
 Introduction
 About This Book
 Conventions Used in This Book
 Foolish Assumptions
 How This Book Is Organised
 Icons Used in This Book
 Where to Go from Here
 Part I: Hiring and Firing
 Chapter 1: Staying on the Right Side of the Law
 Cutting Through the Red Tape
 Working Out What the Law Expects from You
 Going the Extra Distance
 Deciding Who Has Rights
 Deciding What to Put in the Contract
 Drawing Up Other Employment Policies
 Managing without an HR Department
 Getting Help and Advice. Chapter 2: Finding Person Friday --
Advertising and InterviewingFilling the Gap
 Getting It Right from the Start
 Considering Diversity
 Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff --
CVs and Application Forms
 Handling the Practicalities of Interviews
 Planning the Interviews
 Checking Up on Your Chosen One
 Offering the Job to Your Dream Candidate
 Chapter 3: Spelling Out the Contract
 Putting Terms in Writing
 The Written Statement of Employment Particulars
 Using a Company Handbook
 Remembering the Unwritten Rules
 Incorporated Terms
 Applying the Laws That Affect the Contract
 Avoiding Unfair Clauses. Breaching a ContractChanging Terms and Conditions
 Chapter 4: Disciplining and Dismissing Staff
 Resolving Disputes
 Dismissing Staff --
the Right Way
 Dismissing Staff --
the Wrong Way
 Tying Up the Loose Ends
 Facing Tribunals --
Something to Be Avoided
 Chapter 5: Trimming Down to Size --
Redundancies
 Understanding Redundancy
 Laying Off Staff and Short-Time Working
 Deciding Who\'s Going to Go
 Giving the Right Periods of Notice
 Time Off for Job Hunting
 Paying Redundancy Money
 Tying Up the Loose Ends
 Taking Staff Back When Business Picks Up Again. Part II: Working Hours and Taking Time OffChapter 6: Working All Hours
 Working Out Working Hours
 What Counts as Working Hours?
 Special Working Hours Considerations
 Working Full-or Part-Time
 Chapter 7: Holidays and Time Off
 Setting Annual Holidays
 Giving Time Off for Other Reasons
 Giving Career Breaks
 Caring for Dependants
 Taking Unpaid Leave
 Chapter 8: Being Unwell or Throwing a Sickie
 Paying for Time Off Sick
 Assessing Illness
 Dealing with Short-Term Absences
 Dealing with Longer Absences
 Dismissing Employees Who Are Sick
 Getting Back to the Grindstone
 Managing Absence. Chapter 9: Having Babies and Bringing Up KidsMum\'s the Word
 Taking Maternity Leave
 Adapting to Adopting
 Returning to Work
 Part III: Keeping Your Workers Healthy and Safe
 Chapter 10: Applying TLC
 Caring for Your Staff --
Your Duty of Care and the Regulations
 Drawing Up Your Health and Safety Policy
 Housekeeping Your Way to Safety
 Arranging First Aid
 Posting Health and Safety Notices
 Appointing Safety Reps
 Training for Staff
 Working Away
 Insuring Yourself
 Remembering Disabled and Older Workers
 Making Everyone Responsible for Health and Safety
 Chapter 11: Proceeding with Caution. Attending to the Detail --
Things to Keep an Eye On.