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Growing your company may mean expanding your workforce. But with more employees comes greater risk to your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you take on your first hire there are employment laws <\/a>to get your head around. Regulations you need to know \u2013 at State and Federal level. As well as rules around what you can ask during interviews. And what you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how can you reduce employment risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment risk management guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To help you out, we\u2019ve created a handy cheat sheet. Taken from our Big Guide to Small Business Risk<\/a>, it\u2019s the fourth in our series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(You can download the first cheat sheet, on the different types of business risk here<\/a>. The second one, on legal risk, is downloadable from here<\/a> and the third, on money matters from here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this cheat sheet l find pointers on rules and regs over interviews and hiring staff. Plus, top tips on how to keep things above board when you take on directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another cheat sheet\u2019s coming soon. This one covers staff training, dealing with disgruntled employees and what to do when you\u2019ve got to let someone go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guide to small business risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, have a browse of our free, all-you-need-to-know risk guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find a whole chapter on people, including some useful insight from industry insiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click on the image to download.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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