BusinessCare
Case Sudies
Here are practical examples of where our clients have benefitted
from using the BusinessCare service.
| Employment
law case study |
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| An BusinessCare
user dismissed an employee for gross misconduct after a disciplinary
hearing concluded there was evidence that he had claimed expenses
fraudulently. The matter was referred to an employment tribunal.
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Our client had sought
and followed the advice given by the BusinessCare service and
the tribunal found that his procedures were totally correct
and dismissed the application - the costs of the hearing were
covered by their legal expenses insurance. |
| Health
and safety case study |
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| Margaret ran
a shop and employed a workforce of seven staff. The building
was old and access to the staff room was through a small yard.
Margaret was visited by an environmental Health Officer (EHO)
who stated that she must construct a covered walkway to the
restroom. This would involve considerable expense that the
company could not afford and we advised that she place an
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We liased with the
EHO and made several alternative suggestions to resolve the
problem at less expense; however these were rejected and the
matter went to a hearing.
Our health and safety executives represented Margaret and successfully
negotiated an alternative solution on her behalf. |
| General
legal advice case study |
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| When a client
designed a poster for an organisations conference, she asked
for her artwork back when the conference was over, but got
no reply. She wanted to send a more forceful letter but wasn't
sure where she stood legally, so she called us for advice.
Our expert assured her that because she had not signed over
copyright of the work to the conference organisers, she was
entitled to have it returned and they were not legally |
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allowed to use
the imagery again without her consent.
Our advice on how to word the letter helped to ensure her artwork
promptly returned. |
| Tax and
VAT case study |
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| Our client employed
a number of sub-contractors. The Inland Revenue did a status
enquiry review and deemed all sub-contractors were to be treated
as employees and that their decision would be retrospective
back to 5 April 1997.
With ten sub-contractors with average tax liabilities of between
£2,000 and £3,000 our client was facing possible
bankruptcy. |
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Following the advice on the telephone,
and a copy of a pro-forma contract faxed to the accountant,
he was able to re-negotiate the terms and the inspector eventually
agreed they were self-employed.
This resulted in an annual saving of £10,000 (Class 1
NIC). |
| Specialist
consultancy case study |
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| Recently, a
consultant carried out a health and safety audit for a horticultural
company, who have previously had their health and safety needs
met by another firm.
Our consultant - highly experienced and with years of fieldwork
under his belt, like all our consultants - found many things
that hadn't been picked up, including some serious matters.
Although our client's company had taken time |
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and trouble over
its health and safety practices, we were able to help improve
them, leaving our client very satisfied.
Our client had been paying his previous consultants who had
not picked up all the hazards a retainer of £5k and then
a daily charge on top - FirstAssist's specially negotiated rate
was £750 for the day. |
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