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Apprenticeships – are they for me?

March 18, 2013  |   Posted by :   |   Advice for Employers,Employment Advice,News   |   0 Comments

Throughout history, there was only one way to learn a craft or trade and that was by becoming an apprentice.  It could take as long as 9 years, the apprentice’s family paying a master craftsman to pass on the skills that would enable him to become a craftsman in his own right at the age [...]

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Employment Contracts and Handbooks

September 16, 2011  |   Posted by :   |   Advice for Employers,News   |   0 Comments

You might be tempted to save money on employment contracts by downloading one of the various ‘free’ ones on the internet. This is a false economy, as they will never be 100% right for your business and may be out of date, or worse, just plain wrong.  Staff handbooks should also be tailored specifically to [...]

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