People & Hiring
An employment lawyer and an HR director on contracts, probation and the quiet cost of hiring in a hurry.
The legal minimum is a written statement of particulars on day one. The commercially useful version goes further: restrictive covenants that a court would actually enforce, clear intellectual property assignment, and a probation clause with a shortened notice period.
Probation is only useful if someone runs it. Book the review in the diary when the contract is signed, and write down what good looks like at week two, week six and week twelve.
Day-one unfair dismissal rights change the calculus of a rushed hire. Invest in a structured interview scorecard rather than relying on chemistry.
A chartered accountant walks through the reliefs most owner-managed businesses leave on the table, and the paperwork HMRC expects to see.
Priya Raghavan FCA · 9 min read
Grant funding, revenue-based finance and angel money all price differently. Here is how to sequence them.
Dominic Hale · 11 min read
Most small businesses discount their way into a cash flow problem. A structured price review usually finds seven to twelve per cent.
Callum Frame · 8 min read