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What is an outsourcing agreement?
‘Outsourcing’ is a term that is loosely connected with a wide range of business or commercial relationships. However, outsourcing most commonly refers to the process of sub-contracting the performance of a service or function to third parties instead of performing them in-house. The underlying rational for outsourcing services is that experts – often in jurisdictions with a significantly lower salary rates compared to those in which the outsourcing company operates – can provide a higher standard of service at a much lower rate than would have been possible if that service were to be provided internally.
Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence
You may Sponsor workers, from outside the European Union, to work in your UK business. However, you must first obtain the Home Office’s permission by submitting an application to be granted a Tier Sponsorship Licence. A Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence would enable a UK business to Sponsor workers from outside the European Union to fill certain roles within the business.
Business visit visa to the UK
If you are a non-EEA citizen and wish to visit the UK to engage in business- related enquiries or one-off business related activities, you can apply for permission to enter the UK as a business visitor.
How to Engage with Customers on Social Media
Below are tips on how to engage with customers on social media in a effective manner.
Managing Social Media Use in the Workplace
The businesses’ use of social media has increased significantly in recent times. The use of social media can be a great asset for businesses, if used in the right way. Social media can be act as a great tool for businesses to market its products and services, extend its loyal brand followers and ultimately acquire new customers.
What is an outsourcing agreement?
‘Outsourcing’ is a term that is loosely connected with a wide range of business or commercial relationships. However, outsourcing most commonly refers to the process of sub-contracting the performance of a service or function to third parties instead of performing them in-house. The underlying rational for outsourcing services is that experts – often in jurisdictions with a significantly lower salary rates compared to those in which the outsourcing company operates – can provide a higher standard of service at a much lower rate than would have been possible if that service were to be provided internally.
How to build a successful startup
Almost everyone asks the question of how to build a successful startup. There is no magical formula or a secret to a successful startup. You have to be passionate, committed and willing to work very hard before you see any viable result.
How to minimise stress in the workplace- a guide for employers
As an employer, you have a responsibility to look after your staff’s wellbeing. It is in your best interest to ensure that your employees are happy and healthy as your organisation’s success depends on it. When employees are happier and healthier, they are likely to work harder, achieve better outcomes, and contribute to a more pleasant atmosphere in the workplace.
Tax Optimization Strategies in Business
Managing expenses is an important part of running a limited company. Ensuring that you claim for all your business expenses will increase your tax efficiency and is the first place to start when looking at reducing your corporate and personal tax bill.
Are chatbots able to give legal advice?
Chatbots, which use AI to answer simple questions from people wanting to learn more about a subject, are already being adopted in industries ranging from banking to medicine.
What Should Lawyers Know About Voice Search?
As a lawyer, you likely are accustomed to asking the questions. But more and more of your potential clients are vocalizing their own queries – literally.
The rise of Alternative Legal Service Providers
Technology has enhanced how humans communicate, and the internet in particular is creating new forms of competition for traditional law firms and lawyers. In recent years, the advent of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) has created an entirely new level of competition for law firms that traditionally practice in particular geographic areas and for particular types of clients.
INCENTIVE – Key to Employee motivation
The most important asset to any establishment is its employees.
Employee contentment should be at the forefront of any organization’s agenda.
Employee plunders are an essential factor in effective employee engagement strategies, but most business leaders still struggle to implement them successfully. When you have hired some stellar people, it is imperative to create an environment that motivates employees to stick around for a length of time that enables them to fulfil their potential.
How to handle sexual harassment complaints at the work place
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is unwanted conduct of a sexual nature against men or women.
An act of sexual harassment usually has the effect of violating a worker’s dignity, or can create an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for the workers. Conduct that amounts to sexual harassment does not have to be intentional. By law, all workers must be protected from sexual harassment at the workplace.
An overview on Restrictive Covenants
Restrictive covenants are included in employment contracts to restrict a former employee’s future commercial activities as a means of allowing the employer to protect its business after that employee has left.
How to minimise stress in the workplace- a guide for employers
As an employer, you have a responsibility to look after your staff’s wellbeing. It is in your best interest to ensure that your employees are happy and healthy as your organisation’s success depends on it. When employees are happier and healthier, they are likely to work harder, achieve better outcomes, and contribute to a more pleasant atmosphere in the workplace.
How to hire your first employee.
With a growing start-up company, it is an exciting turning point for many when we realise we have enough workload and income to take on our first employee. But, there are a number of factors to consider before taking the plunge on your first hire.
Restrictive covenants – a reminder of the basics
Restrictive covenants are included in employment contracts to restrict a former employee’s future commercial activities as a means of allowing the employer to protect its business after that employee has left.
Issue #7 March 2019
LEARN FROM GREAT LEGAL MINDS
Technology such as digital scheduling, virtual receptionists, telepresence robots, and even artificial intelligence will affect the law firm of the future. “Change is the only constant in life,” it was said by Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, around 500 B.C. As we survey the landscape of the legal services industry – both in the UK and abroad – that saying has more resonance than ever before. This is largely thanks to the emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, as well as a new attitude to issues such as work, productivity, work-life balance and our perception of how legal services should and can be delivered. What is strikingly different from the time of Heraclitus is the sheer tenacity and pace of change that is sweeping across the legal services industry.
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