Legal Update October 2008

Bonallack and Bishop - legal updates and exciting new events

 Issue 17
October 2008

Welcome to the latest newsletter. What's new? Well, following the huge success of the Salisbury Breakfast Club, we launched the Andover Breakfast Club on Tuesday 9th September and amazingly had 80 people turn up! If you haven't been to either of our monthly breakfast networking clubs in Salisbury or Andover and you have even the slightest interest in getting new business contacts or selling to other businesses -- then you are really missing out. The Salisbury Breakfast Club meets next on Tuesday 7th October and Andover on Tuesday 14th October -- full details on the website as usual. Also see below for details of our other forthcoming events in a jam-packed calendar that includes my personal favourite -- V-Den -- easily the most fun and powerful local business event I've ever been to.

If there is anything I can help you with please feel free to contact me.

Tim Bishop

Email: tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com  
Telephone: 01722 422300

For You. Your Business. On Time. On Budget.



V-Den in Salisbury and Andover

As published last month, following the huge success of the first V-Den, we will be running V-Den 2 on Thursday, 6th November at the Grasmere Hotel in Salisbury from 8:30am-11:30am. I am even more delighted to announce Andover V-Den, on Tuesday, 13th January at the Hampshire Golf Club from 9.30am-12.30 (following on from the Andover Breakfast Club). Of all the events we have run, this is my favourite - enormous fun and really stimulating.

For those who have not already heard of V-Den...

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£15,000 compensation for being too young

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A recent Employment Tribunal case has shown that the Employment Tribunals are prepared to apply age discrimination rules to young as well as older workers. An 18 year old office administrator has won her claim for age discrimination although her employers claimed that she was dismissed on grounds of capability.

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13 Ways to Protect Your Business Free Seminar

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We are pleased to confirm this FREE seminar is now set for Monday 24th November, from 5.30-7.30pm at the Grasmere Hotel, Salisbury. Several of Salisbury's leading businesses will speak on a range of subjects to help you ensure your business is covered against possible disasters. Expect a seminar full of practical tips to safeguard your business. If you don't come away from the seminar with at least one really good idea to put into practice in your own business straightaway, we will be disappointed.

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New Minimum Wage Rates

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Did you know that the minimum wage rate increased at the start of October? Are you paying your employees a legally correct salary?

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Companies Act - The Latest Changes

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The latest changes resulting from the Companies Act 2006 came into effect on 1 October 2008, the most important of which are:

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