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LEGAL
Business Improvement

Support Services

An in-house lawyer at your A range of business support services, programmes and
boardroom table! courses is available to BOSS members via the BPIF

Over 50 specialists deliver value-adding support to help the office products and stationery trade
comply with the latest legislation, adopt best practice, save money, go green and grow sales and
profits. Short courses and other events complement the onsite support on offer and are advertised
How to avoid costly legal bills by utilising Legal Plus on the BOSS website and in the BOSS magazine BOSSToday throughout the year. BOSS members
benefit from BPIF member discounted rates where applicable.

ost companies of any size space, take those time-consuming that the representation is available Anne Copley, Head of Legal, is
Mwill include executives on “legal” issues off your shoulders, and to you whether or not you took our a solicitor of 15 years’ standing,
the Board responsible for Finance, talk the talk should outside lawyers advice prior to the claim arriving. specialising in Employment Law
Sales, HR amongst others. But rarely prove necessary! Our Legal team specialises in and assisted by Carole Banwell,
does anyone have responsibility for Legal Plus is a subscription-based Employment Law and general solicitor. Nicola Langley is a Health, Safety, Human Resources
Legal. This is understandable, but service which allows you instant Commercial Law and has a good solicitor with a vast experience Environment & Quality • HR Healthchecks
can be a false economy. It means access to our Legal Department deal of experience in the full range of commercial law over 20 years. • Health & Safety Healthchecks • HR Management Schemes
that someone whose natural talents who will deal with all your day- of relevant legal issues including Their brief is to give you expert • Environmental Assessments • Selection & Recruitment Support
lie elsewhere has to apply his or her to-day legal issues for you, and TUPE, Disability, Contractual legal advice and assistance but • Carbon Footprinting • Rewards, Benefits & Performance
mind to disputes with customers, will also oversee any complex or disputes, Confidentiality within a business framework where • Health & Safety Management Support
sales and purchase contracts, specialist legal work that may need Agreements, Unfair Dismissal, Sole straightforward, practical solutions Management Schemes • Investors in People
• Coaching & Mentoring
• ISO 14001 Environment
Standard Terms and Conditions, and to be outsourced. It also allows you Supplier Agreements, Letters Before delivered without delay are really Management System Support • Organisational Restructuring
dealing with outside lawyers who free representation at Employment Action, Statutory Demands, Drafting needed. • FSC Chain of Custody Support • HR Due Diligence
have a language all their own. Tribunals should you be unlucky and Issuing County Court Claims • OHSAS 18001 Health & • Legal Plus
BOSS now through the BPIF can enough to find yourself on the and defending claims brought n FOR MORE INFORMATION Safety Support • Absence Management Workshops
help by providing you with its own wrong end of a claim. This differs against members in the County CONTACT: ANNE COPLEY ON • ISO 9001 Quality Management • Discipline & Grievance Workshops
lawyers who can free up your brain from the current level of service, in Courts. anne.copley@bpif.org.uk System Support
• ISO 27001 Information Business Development
Security Support • Marketing & Sales
• Integrated Management Development & Training
Systems Support • Management Information
“The Legal team are
• Noise Surveys
Systems (MIS) Support
extremely professional, • Interim Health & Safety Managers • Financial Management, including
• Pricing Strategy
• Health & Safety for Managers
efficient and effective.
• Business Planning
& Supervisors Course
Their instructions are always • IOSH Managing Safely Course • Factory Planning & Layout
well balanced and potential
• Purchasing & Supply
• Risk Assessment Training
Chain Management
in CoSHH, Fire etc
risks are highlighted at
• Preparing Your Business for Sale
• Manual Handling Training
a very early stage”
• Acquisitions, Mergers &
• Business Continuity/Disaster
Nicky Bunfield,
• Print Buying &
Polestar Sheffield,
Management Support
Process Improvement
Legal Plus Members Recovery Planning Alliances Support
• Management Training
• Process Diagnostic
• Website Design & Build
• Warehouse Process Improvement
• Best Practice Club Visits
• Process Improvement Workshops
• Sales Order & Office
Process Improvement
For more information please contact Helen Dunn
on 020 7915 8320 or helen.dunn@bpif.org.uk
to arrange to speak with a specialist or visit:
www.bossfederation.com
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