As part of the ongoing development of DBA benefits and services available to members, we are launching a series of free legal packages. The first two packages, covering employment contacts and issues, were launched on 25 May.

Regardless of the number of employees you have, care is needed to ensure they all have employment contracts that meet the legal requirements. Whilst consultancies may have contracts in place, many are unaware of how to use them effectively in the workplace. Employment policies and processes are vital to protecting your business against litigation, and correctly defined contracts are central to this.

The accompanying seminar at the launch provided guidance on how to make contracts of employment work for businesses. It included advice for the many employers who also use freelancers or self-employed contractors and showed how to avoid employment pitfalls. Also on the agenda was the hot topic of the Age Discrimination Act, due to be introduced in October 2006.

If you do not know your password, please email us at membership@dba.org.uk giving the name of the consultancy.