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Retail sales planning
How to prepare for retail selling, including portraying the right image, building strong customer rapport, improving the shopping experience, and driving sales.
Employment status of contractors and subcontractors: Tax and workplace rights
Why determining the employment status of contractors and subcontractors matters.
Health and safety requirements when using contractors and subcontractors
Your responsibility for the health and safety of any contractors or subcontractors on your business premises.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a contractor or subcontractor
Some of the advantages and disadvantages of using contractors and subcontractors.
Using contractors and subcontractors: insurance and contracts
When engaging contractors and subcontractors, you may well need public liability insurance.
Get the most from contractors and subcontractors
From engagement to completion of the contract, maximise the potential of your contractors and subcontractors.
Protect your business from rogue contractors
Tips on how to spot and avoid unscrupulous contractors.
Find a solicitor for your business
How to find a solicitor that's right for the size of your business and the industry sector which you operate in.
Legal advice for businesses
Legal advice can be useful when dealing with business premises, debt control and other key business areas.
Contract types and employer responsibilities
Guidance to help Northern Ireland employers understand the various contract types and their responsibilities when recruiting staff.
Staff documents and employment policies
Key documents that Northern Ireland employers need to legally provide to their workers and workplace policies to help effectively manage staff.
Choose the right solicitor for your business needs
What to look for in prospective solicitors for your business and how specialist solicitors may be right for some issues.
Communicating with your solicitor
How to manage the business relationship with your solicitor and how to spot potential problems with the relationship.
Employment agencies
Guidance on running employment agency businesses including legal requirements and record-keeping.
Employment checks
Information for employers on pre-employment checks, criminal records checks, and ensuring your workers are eligible to work in the UK.
Advertise a job
Guidance on how Northern Ireland employers can advertise their job vacancies and approach interviews when recruiting staff.
Taking on staff
Best practice guidance to help you take the first steps to becoming an employer and how to manage the recruitment process.
Ten questions to ask before hiring a solicitor
Some useful questions you should ask solicitors before deciding to hire a solicitor for your business.
How to make a complaint about a solicitor
Key steps to take if you are unhappy with the service provided by your solicitor and where to go to complain.
The social economy in Northern Ireland
An overview of social enterprises who make up an increasingly diverse and crucial sector of business in Northern Ireland