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legal

Law is a mystery,

but not a burden

Businesses may regard employment regulations as a burden, but a survey
suggests that view is not putting them off hiring new staff

he report Employer education, work experience and 2009 when the aCaS Code of of reactive, may ultimately
Perceptions and Impact of skills to perform the role. Practice was introduced. save them from experiencing
tEmployment Regulation, It also claims that employers The report clearly showed litigation in the employment
also suggests that many who regularly use agency that employers with written tribunal.
businesses do not have an workers have largely avoided employment policies were The results of the survey
up-to-date understanding of the effects of the recent changes far more confident that they also suggest that many small
current employment law. Many made through the agency were compliant with the law businesses would be better off
small businesses in particular Workers Regulations 2010 by than those who operated on outsourcing more of the HR and
believe that employment offering shortened assignments an informal ad hoc basis. Those employee management part
regulations are inaccessible of less than 12 weeks, alternating who continue to operate on of their business. This would
to people who do not have a workers and using fixed term such an ad hoc basis appear to not only ensure peace of mind
background in HR or law. contracts for longer periods of believe that they foster better that all HR and employment
The report suggests that, cover. relationships with employees by law policies and procedures
contrary to government claims, However, many employers, doing so and that the benefits were properly drafted, but more
regulations are rarely a key factor still hold outdated beliefs about of this outweigh the risk of importantly it would allow them
when it comes to recruitment employment law. Many who litigation. to continue doing what they do
and management of staff. responded to the survey, for This is just one of many areas best - run their business.
Instead, recruitment decisions example, believed that the old in the report which might
appear to be mainly swayed three-stage statutory dismissal suggest that better education, n For Further
by the need to find the best process is still in effect. In fact it in particular teaching businesses inFormation contact
candidate with the necessary has not been used since april to be preventative instead the BoSS LegaL team

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