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Promoting equality and diversity
How to promote equality of opportunity in your business.
Equal pay and occupational pension schemes
How equal pay provisions apply to employee rights and occupational pension schemes.
Overtime and part-time employees
Overview of how using part-time employees could reduce your dependency on overtime.
Choosing a comparator for equal pay claims
How a female employee can choose the colleague or colleagues she wants to be compared to.
Advantages and disadvantages of overtime
Advantages and disadvantages of using overtime such as a more flexible workforce.
Equal pay and part-time work
The rights of part-time workers to equal pay and other treatment that is not unfavourable.
Equal pay law overview
How domestic equal pay law protects the rights of employees to receive equal pay for equal work.
What is equal work?
How the terms 'like work', 'work rated as equivalent', 'work of equal value', and 'pay' are defined.
Types of payment cards available
An overview of payment card types - including credit, debit, charge, pre-paid, travel and purchasing cards.
Other key HR policies and templates
Sample documents to help you develop employment policies that follow good practices and comply with legislation.
Equal pay - the law and best practice
Understand your legal responsibilities under the equal pay legislation and follow best practice advice.
Registering as a fireworks retailer
How to register with the Department of Justice as a firework retailer in Northern Ireland and why it is important to ensure you have an up-to-date licence.
Working with Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service
How Trading Standards can help your business comply with the law when a customer has lodged a complaint about your business or you need general advice.
Using technology to improve efficiency
How to use technology to improve your business processes and increase efficiency
Slow or stop the growth of your business
Identify when to slow down or stop business growth and how to stop it if you are encountering difficulties
Fair trading for businesses selling goods or services
An overview of the law relating to fair trading and how this may affect your business - including pricing and product description.
Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: groupage and mixed load consignments
How to move groups of agrifood products from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland, which may include consignments of Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) goods and consignments of non-NIRMS goods.
Marketing on a tight budget
How to get the most out of a small or limited marketing budget using cost-effective marketing methods such as Public Relations and online marketing.
Review and evaluate your current marketing spend
Factors you should consider when analysing your marketing budget such as last year’s customer spend figures and changes in the market.
How to attract, win and keep your customers
Advice on getting more business from your existing customers and on finding new customers to reach the most profitable groups.