M-Advocates & Partners

Limited by shares vs. limited by guarantee

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If you are planning to register a new limited company, you must first decide whether it will be limited by shares or limited by guarantee. The vast majority of companies are set up as limited by shares. This is an ideal legal structure if you want to keep business profits for yourself.

How to keep your best employees from leaving

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Roughly 50% of employees, in case you’re curious–and you should be, because they are working for you right now–show up to work, watch the clock waiting for lunch and 5:00 p.m. to roll around, kill time, and do the minimum required, with rare extra effort.

Policies to Prevent Employee Lawsuits

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Human resources leaders we’ve interviewed and surveyed about the current state of HR and human capital management identified finding and retaining employees as their top challenge. Running a close second on the list was maintaining HR compliance, specifically developing, communicating and enforcing policies and procedures across the organization.

The 1 Dead Giveaway That an Employee Is About to Quit

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In management lore, there are all sorts of signs that one of your employees is about to quit.

Some claim you should worry if an employee suddenly starts showing up to work in a suit, or alternatively if someone starts dressing much more casually. Others say it’s a red flag if a team member misses work more than usual.

In the predigital era, some bosses lurked by the printer to see if employees had left their résumés lying around.

The 5 real reasons why good employees quit

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In the modern information economy, where disruption is the name of the game and teams working smarter frequently beat established players out of the market, employees are a company’s biggest asset.

What is Intellectual Property?

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Intellectual property, or IP as it is commonly referred to, consists of all the pieces of your business that you or your employees have thought of. It’s the things that differentiate you from the competition that you came up with using your intellect – your brain.

Employee Rights Following a Job Los

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A job loss can be a difficult experience and cause significant challenges, but it can also raise a number of legal issues and questions regarding an employee’s rights. If you have resigned, been fired, or are being subjected to a layoff, this section can provide tips on severance pay, non-competition agreements, wrongful termination claims, and much more.