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Putting employment issues on the back burner is a surefire way to have them boil over when you least expect it. Whether you're drawing up a contract of employment or facing an industrial dispute, you must have a clearly stated policy for employment matters— and you must put that policy into practice. Your employees must be in no doubt as to what you expect from them, and what they can expect from you.
Some employers run scared from employment issues because they can't understand—or don't want to understand—what's at stake.
This month's Employment Bulletin, produced in association with MAN and solicitors Ford & Warren, shows you the right way to tackle difficult issues like discrimination and poor performance. Read it and ask yourself: How do I measure up? Running a road haulage business is trouble VII enough: why add to the add to the , burden by ° overheating your human resources?