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Whistleblowing and dismissal
Protection from dismissal or detrimental treatment for workers who disclose a suspected relevant failure at work.
Dismissal due to illness
How to handle dismissing an employee due to long-term ill health.
Employing family members
Identify the benefits and challenges of employing family members.
Dismissing employees
Understand the issues around staff dismissals and how to manage the process fairly and correctly.
What to consider before employing family members
How to ensure that a member of your family is the right fit for a job role.
Minimising risks of employing family members
How to avoid the employment of family members creating problems for your business.
Sell through licensing your product
How you can use an established company to help launch your product or service through a licensing agreement
Establishing your sales objectives
The steps you need to take to bring your business idea to market including studying the competition and defining your strategy
Set up sales a contract
How a sales contract is a vital element in business sales and how to create a contract that complies with customer protection regulations
Recruiting older workers
How employers can recruit fairly and avoid age discrimination when taking on new staff including older workers.
Prepare your business to tender for contracts
Assess areas for improvement in your business to pass pre-qualification and tender successfully for contracts
Identify areas for improvement in your business
Get ready to tender for contracts by improving your business, identify areas for improvement and take action
Overcome the challenges of marketing in Europe
How to minimise risks and avoid penalties or fines when marketing products or services in a foreign European country.
Establish marketing contacts in Europe
How to set up a marketing base to help promote your business in another European country using partners and resellers in the local market.
Digital marketing in Europe
How to ensure your website is appropriate for your EU chosen country, and advice on using affiliate marketing to drive sales, considering language and culture.
Understand European marketing practices
The differences in marketing in other EU or EEA countries, including local laws, distance selling regulations, cultural and language differences.
Position your brand for European markets
Considerations when targeting your brand to markets in other European countries including your business values and language barriers.
Planning for e-commerce
What to consider when setting up e-commerce systems in your business and how to make the most of e-commerce opportunities.
Managing employee bereavement
How to best manage bereavement in the workplace, from dealing with the initial situation to how you can help your employees.
Notice periods for Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay
An employee must give notice for Parental Bereavement Leave as well as evidence for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.