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    Can someone please explain these accounts in simple terms

    Sorry I mistyped the amount (was looking at other figures at the time). Was meant to say 262,467
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    Can someone please explain these accounts in simple terms

    Hi, Could someone please explain whether my understanding of this balance sheet from accounts filed with companies house information is correct Would this effectively refer to the amount of money a company has either sat in the bank or petty cash ? CURRENT ASSETS...
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    Advice on unauthorised holiday.

    Thanks for the reply Gecko001. Yes it seems the holiday is more important and i dont want all staff to think they can do what they want. We are always as flexible as we can be with staff but this time we juat cant accomodate it. Do you know if she would have grounds for unlawful dismissal if she...
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    Advice on unauthorised holiday.

    Hi, I would appreciate it if someone could advise me on a situation with a staff member. I run a day nursery and i have 2 members of staff who have booked holiday dates at the same time that have been authorised (they are not going on holiday together) . I have a 3rd member of staff that has...
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    Sacking an Employee

    I'll have to look at the contract again. Its a while since I've looked at it.
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    Sacking an Employee

    Hi, Thanks for all you advice. I'm actually employed in IT myself but help with the admin side of my wife's business. I think the lesson here is to get a better process in place. Unfortunately with small businesses it involves a lot of learning as you go and I guess this is a situation where...
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    Sacking an Employee

    Would that be 2 years continuous employment? So if they left and came back would it be from the date they started the 2nd spell of employment?
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    Sacking an Employee

    Where do we stand in terms of the 2 years service and the employees ability to even take us to a tribunal?
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    Sacking an Employee

    Hi, My wife runs a small business that has 9 employees but one particular employee is giving us problems. She continually causes friction with other members of staff, argues with my wife in front of staff, and at times customers, and is generally difficult to manage. She has a very bad...