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HR, Health & Safety, Legal and Marketing

In this month’s Down to Business- the section of the and dismissing them if they refuse to take it. You don’t
magazine designed to help you run your business more even have to be in dire straits as a company, before
effectively. suggesting such a move.
We take you through the recent changes to laws on That may make the bitter pill of forcing such a pay cut
health and safety, which mean that the task of reporting on someone easier to swallow.
serious accidents on your premises it no longer as Also this month, we list just what responsibilities you
laborious or potentially distressing as is used to be. are expected to take on board if you are lucky enough
Good for everyone all around. to be given such a role. It’s by no means something you
Of course taking a pay cut is rarely something that can treat lightly.
is good for everyone and suggesting that someone Finally, a word about marketing. You may wonder
does so, even in these chastened times, often leads to why a magazine that is written for an industry that relies
a dispute. So if you are an employer you may well be to a great extent on providing printed matter and the
glad to read our article about recent case law on this materials for producing printed matter should, run an
subject. It certainly suggests that the employment article about the virtues of video marketing. But Richard
appeals tribunal will not automatically suggest you are Cutler from Camerson Productions makes the case for
being unreasonable for forcing a pay cut on someone, video so persuasive that you can’t help but read on.

Human
Resources
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Marketing
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Legal
Health &
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Safety
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