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Simply put, HR is often ignored or relegated to a minor role within a business. For any business that hires full-time of part-time employees HR is an area that you should really pay attention to.<\/p>\n

An example is always a good way of illustrating a problem. A HR specialist I know was referred into a small business as they’d hit a few bumps along the road and were now faced with a legal challenge over a seemingly ‘simple’ HR issue.<\/p>\n

When the HR specialist asked to see a copy of the company’s staff manual, the CEO promptly produced a downloaded copy of a staff manual from Apple with the quip that if it was good enough for Apple it was good enough for his business.<\/p>\n

Apple employs some 45,000 people, the company in question, 15.<\/p>\n

Far too many business owners and managers underestimate the complexity of employment law and the above example is but one case in point.<\/p>\n

\"HR8 HR Facts You Must Know <\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/span> All employees (permanent, temporary or fixed term) must be provided with a contract\/written particulars of employment within two months of commencing employment.<\/p>\n

2<\/strong><\/span>. Employees must receive, within 28 days of signing a contract of employment, a copy of the disciplinary procedure, which is in place.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong><\/span> All staff are entitled to a 15-minute break after 4.5 hours worked.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the 8 must-know HR facts in our HR Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our HR Guide is a simple and easy to follow guide that clearly sets out the simple steps that every small business owner or manager can take to map our a coherent and compliant HR guide for their business.<\/p>\n

Our HR partner has a basic HR package that will get you fully covered. Sign up here<\/a> with the HR Department and purchase your HR contract and staff handbook.<\/p>\n

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