Bytestart: Legal & People Small Business Legal Issues - Trademarks, Domain Names, Copyright, Data Protection, Patents, Employment Contracts Legal & People en info@bytestart.co.uk <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/index.shtml Thu, 30 Apr 2008 10:18:00 GMT Employers warned over changes to maternity and sex discrimination rights A leading law firm is warning employers about key changes to the law governing sex discrimination and maternity rights. Fri, 24 Apr 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/sex-discrimination-maternity-changes.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/sex-discrimination-maternity-changes.shtml Bosses must protect employees from sexual harassment Under new rules introduced by the Government, bosses face unlimited fines if they fail to protect staff from sexual harassment from customers, suppliers or third parties. Fri, 24 Apr 2008 10:05:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/sexual-harassment-rules.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/sexual-harassment-rules.shtml Maintain accurate employment records to reduce threat of litigation by employees Employers should keep proper documentation relating to employees, to counteract the rising trend in employment tribunal claims. Thu, 16 Apr 2008 14:33:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/people/employee-documentation.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/people/employee-documentation.shtml Companies Act - Company Secretary now an optional appointment Several Companies Act changes take effect this month - the appointment of a company secretary for a limited company becomes optional, whilst the filing deadline for delivery of annual accounts is reduced. Mon, 06 Apr 2008 22:42:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/company-secretary-optional-2008.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/company-secretary-optional-2008.shtml New Business Regulations for 2008 A raft of new legislation is due to hit small businesses from 6th April 2008 - we look at the key changes, from Health & Safety to the Companies Act, and Corporation Tax rate changes. Fri, 03 Apr 2008 09:36:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/new-legislation-2008.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/new-legislation-2008.shtml Corporate Manslaughter Act - Are You Ready? The Corporate Manslaughter Act comes into force on 6th April 2008. The Act will place greater responsibility on businesses to ensure that they put in place stringent health and safety practices. Thu, 30 Apr 2008 10:18:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/corporate-manslaughter-act.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/corporate-manslaughter-act.shtml New guide from Acas to help businesses promote healthy workplace Acas is urging businesses to save money and reduce absenteeism by focusing on ensuring employees are healthy at work. To help, they have launched a new guide to help businesses promote and manage a healthy workplace. Sat, 28 Mar 2008 09:24:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/healthy-workplace-tips.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/35_1/healthy-workplace-tips.shtml What to do when employees go bad Even a fantastic hard working employee can go bad over time. What can start out as a few small problems will soon become a major headache if you bury your head in the sand and ignore them. Fri, 27 Mar 2008 09:18:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/people/employees-go-bad.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/people/employees-go-bad.shtml