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    Clause in contract

    Thank you - most appreciated. To be clear, even if it is notice is given, the contract will still run until the end date? Or, if notice is given, the contract ends 30 days later no matter when the notice is given,
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    Clause in contract

    Hi all, Just looking to check the meaning of a clause in a contract if anyone can help: "The term of the Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated by either party without cause effective as of the End Date stated on the then current Schedule A provided that written notice of such...
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    Bought new building - rates question

    Hiya, A quick question on rates relief for anyone who might know. We have purchased an office building but will not be able to move in for about 5 months while building work is undertaken. Can we claim rate relief on it as the property is technically not occupied? It has already stood...
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    When does maternity leave start for fathers?

    The leave must finish within 56 days of the birth. Ordinary paternity leave is 1 or 2 weeks and the employee needs to fulfil certain criteria before they are eligible. You can take between 2 and 26 weeks additional paternity leave depending on when the mother returns to work...
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    When does maternity leave start for fathers?

    I am not entirely sure this is correct. https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave/overview
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    How to employ an apprentice or apprentices

    Apprentices can be a great asset to a company but do need management, support and a commitment to help them gain the skills they need. I suspect many do use them as cheap labour with no intention of providing a real job or indeed skills. If you can offer what is needed, good for you - more...
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    Dealing with a difficult Manager and Coworker

    Find out why he/she is not able to do their work without the information they ask. If it is tangential to their responsibilities, suggest that a weekly update might be the best place to cover the issues. If they are actually lacking meaningful data they need, then you might consider your own...
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    Reasonable solution for excessive mobile use?

    We tried the very flexible and unconcerned approach ; our approach was basically "don't take the p*ss". The majority were excellent - only used phones and internet when needed and always ensured they made up hours if they were in late or had to leave early. However, over time, the minority...
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    Sales bonus- how to calculate. Advice please.

    Rather than start with %age, an effective bonus system starts off with working out what you want to accomplish. The simplistic answer is more sales but if you work backwards, you analyse the activity needed to generate sales and then you use part of the incentive to ensure the correct...
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    just found some dodgy links to my site....

    This is a well rounded article on the Disavow tool. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/googles-disavow-tool-take-a-deep-breath I am afraid I do not subscribe to the tin-hat brigade that think Google have only written the tool to go after sites - they have more than enough data in their servers to find...
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    Open Source CRM

    We have been through a really long CRM eval. of Sugar and vTiger. Starting with SugarCRM ; was good once but their commercial version is receiving all the attention and the Open Source is losing support from developers and the community. Seems to have stagnated. vTiger ; offshoot from...
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    ET next week - hints?

    Well, that was an .... interesting experience. Barristers don't half go on a lot. Hard to listen to witnesses blatantly lying - lovely to see your solicitor catch them out. Do have to say, hearing a barrister sum up their case makes you want to give up there and then; it sounds so darn...
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    FSB Now have RBS World Pay discounts

    Had truly appalling experiences with Worldpay as a small business. Arrogant customer account management and no interest in helping understand issues raised. Streamline are ok but all merchants are tough to deal with unless your CC revenues are significant (ours were > £1m B2B and still had...
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    ET next week - hints?

    Thanks all for the hints. The difficult bit will indeed be staying calm; we believe the employee has hired a Barrister so not looking forward to being baited and provoked :(
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    ET next week - hints?

    Defending an ET claim next week .. anyone have any hints for the actual tribunal hearing proceedings?
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