Our Recent Publications
An Employee has asked to work from home – what do you need to consider?
Advantages of employees working from home: Less interruptions /increased productivity. Increased staff motivation. Less sick days taken by staff. Reduction in ‘lateness’ due to no commuting time. Savings on office space. Improvements in health and well-being due to a...
Handling Staff, it’s just common sense, isn’t it?
…. Sadly not, unfortunately dealing with employees is not as simple as hiring them, setting them up with a phone and pc and instructing them to work. This blog explores the importance of having a staff handbook. Your greatest asset as a business is your staff. If you...
All You Need To Know About Business Terms & Conditions
When providing goods and services to your customers, you should always present terms and conditions in advance of providing the goods or services. T&C’s s generally form the basis of contracts between businesses and their customers. In their simplest form, Terms...
When is the Right Time to Sell My Business?
Deciding when to sell your business is one of the hardest decisions you will make as a business owner. Sadly during the current COVID pandemic, your hand may be forced to sell or worse liquidate! Regardless if the motivation to sell your business is based on...
What do you need to know about General Partnerships?
This blog will explore General Partnerships and outlining all you need to know from identifying a partner to what the Partnership Act entails. The Partnership Act - Key Observations: There will often (sensibly) be a written agreement between the partners, setting out...
To Franchise or Not to Franchise: That is the question.
If you desire to grow your brand never stop exploring your options... Franchising is a form of licensing agreement. The Franchiser (or Franchisor) transfers to the franchisee a business concept which the franchisee can utilise within a given territory and in return,...
SMEs / Starting Up A Business: So you have had a light bulb business idea… What do you do now?
When you are investing all your time, sweat, tears and savings into a new business venture and getting little in return - save for an adrenaline rush and increased debt - you don't want to be grouped with the vast majority of start-ups that fail within the first 5...
Company Deadlock…What is it, and how do you prevent it?
Commercial disputes are an unfortunate reality of corporate life, made all the more challenging when faced with the undesirable situation of Company Deadlock. Parker Arrenberg Solicitors have been instructed by an increased number of clients seeking legal advice when...
Job Cuts … An Employers Guide to Handling Redundancy
Financial difficulties or changing business circumstances may mean that you, a business owner, have to make staff redundant. All employees have the right to be consulted about any redundancy proposal and to be given a certain period of notice to terminate employment....
E-Commerce & Website Development
Websites represent an important part of every business and take many different forms. Some only present information, while others gather it; some advertise, and some sell. Parker Arrenberg Solicitors advise on the best fit terms and conditions for your website which...
Do we really need to issue contracts to Company Directors when we have the Companies Act to rely on?
Officially, a Director is an officer of the company and not an employee. As such, he or she has no right to remuneration unless the company's articles state otherwise. In theory, therefore, he or she will not need an employment contract or agreement. However, the...
Am I Mad Starting a Business During Lockdown?
If you are there are a lot of you out there! In March Britain went into lockdown to deal with the Covid pandemic, one would expect that new businesses being established would fall and that forecast was correct for March, April and May…..however in June there were...