McKenzie Legal & HR

McKenzie Legal & HR We take the stress out of Legal & HR issues so you can focus on growing your business. Contact us today to see how we can help! And the best part?
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From contracts & debt recovery to HR support & dispute resolution, we provide practical, jargon-free solutions for your needs. Why Choose McKenzie Legal &HR?

โœ” We are not a large firm - we are a small Legal & HR firm that can be agile and flexible to your needs

โœ” In most cases, we offer fixed fees monthly subscriptions or retainers. Our actual aim is to get your business costs down, not up - loo

k at our packages that reduce your risk and exposure. We support and assist businesses, and their owners, with their direction and speed of growth by proactively addressing challenges and obstacles to ensure seamless operations. Our innovative and adaptable approach provides businesses with a variety of options to access our expertise, whether through remote assistance or in-house support. Our fees are often significantly more affordable than those of our competitors. We offer a broad range of expertise to businesses to help them keep moving in the right direction, such as:

๐Ÿ’ท Debt recovery
๐Ÿ—ฃ Business advice to protect and minimise risk and comply with regulations in your day-to-day tasks
๐Ÿ“œ Terms & conditions, contract reviewing and drafting
๐Ÿ˜  Disputes and negotiations
๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Employment advice and HR legalities
๐Ÿ•Š Wills and power of attorney

As a business owner, youโ€™re on a journey. Let us help you to get there - work smarter, not harder!

We spend a lot of time protecting our possessions.Far fewer people protect their wishes.Swipe for a different way to thi...
01/06/2026

We spend a lot of time protecting our possessions.

Far fewer people protect their wishes.

Swipe for a different way to think about Wills and Powers of Attorney.

29/05/2026

We had a recent case where a subcontractor walked off-site three weeks into a job. No notice. No explanation, just took his tools and left (we assume he had a better offer elsewhere).

The business owner called expecting good news, but there wasn't much to give him because there was no written agreement in place. No notice clause. No clear position on who was liable for the work left incomplete, or the delay costs building up.

The thing that makes our eyes twitch is that this situation is completely avoidable, and it costs less to avoid it than most people think. A properly drafted subcontractor agreement covers notice periods, payment terms, what happens if work is left incomplete, and a non-solicitation clause so they cannot go directly to your clients afterwards - and that is before we get to the specifics of your trade.

If you are running a trades or construction business and your subcontractor arrangements are still informal, now is the time to sort it - not after something goes wrong!

DM us if you want to know what yours needs to cover.

Head to our website for further details on all of our services. Click below:-

www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk

28/05/2026

Many still don't realise that from the 6th April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay changed.

If you employ staff and you haven't updated your absence policy or checked your payroll since then, there is a reasonable chance you are not handling it correctly.

Two things changed:

1 - the three waiting days are gone. SSP is now payable from day one of absence, not day four, and

2 - the lower earnings limit was removed, meaning employees who previously earned too little to qualify are now entitled to SSP.

For businesses in construction, catering, hospitality, and care sectors where short-term absence is common and a significant proportion of staff are on lower wages, this has a real financial impact.

More staff qualify. More absences trigger payment from day one. The cost adds up quickly if your processes aren't set up correctly.

What you should be doing right now:

1 - checking that your payroll is calculating SSP from day one, and
2 - make sure your sickness absence policy reflects the current rules.

If your contracts and policies haven't been reviewed since before April, now is the time to do it - not when you have an issue. Trust us, it is always cheaper to fix this before a problem arises than afterwards.

We offer employment document reviews from ยฃ75. If anything needs updating, we will tell you upfront with a fixed price before we go any further.

Feel free to message us if you want a straight answer about where you stand.

Click here for further information about our services www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk

The forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend is looking gloriously sunny, which can only mean one thingโ€ฆ a large number of ...
22/05/2026

The forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend is looking gloriously sunny, which can only mean one thingโ€ฆ a large number of us will collectively relocate to gardens, beaches, and pub terraces at the first glimpse of blue sky. โ˜€๏ธ

Weโ€™ll be taking a little break on Monday and hope all our lovely clients get the chance to enjoy a relaxing three-day weekend filled with sunshine, good food, and a well-earned rest.

Have a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend. Weโ€™ll be back in the office on Tuesday 26th May. ๐ŸŒป

Chasing unpaid invoices is frustrating enough without worrying about the legal costs involved. But can you actually reco...
20/05/2026

Chasing unpaid invoices is frustrating enough without worrying about the legal costs involved. But can you actually recover legal fees from a debtor, or could pursuing the debt leave you further out of pocket?

Our midweek blog covers everything you need to know. To read it in full, click here: https://www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/can-i-recover-legal-fees-from-a-debtor-mckenzie-legal-hr, and view our entire blog library at the same time. Full of useful hints and tips for all business owners.

Your business evolves. Your Terms & Conditions should too.A yearly review can help keep your business protected, complia...
18/05/2026

Your business evolves. Your Terms & Conditions should too.

A yearly review can help keep your business protected, compliant and fit for purpose before small issues become expensive ones.

Employment law is changing.The Employment Rights Act 2025 is already introducing new rules that employers need to be awa...
13/05/2026

Employment law is changing.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is already introducing new rules that employers need to be aware of.

Some changes are already in force, with further reforms still to come, extending workplace protections to millions more workers.

For many businesses, these updates only come to light when an issue arises. In this blog, we set out the key changes, what they mean for your business, and the practical steps employers should take now.

To read the blog in full click here https://www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/employment-rights-act-2025-what-employers-need-to-do-mckenzie-legal-hr

To talk to us about how these changes affect your business head to our website https://www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/

Most debt recovery problems donโ€™t come from bad clients; they come from broken or inconsistent systems.This carousel sho...
11/05/2026

Most debt recovery problems donโ€™t come from bad clients; they come from broken or inconsistent systems.

This carousel shows how small changes in structure can stop unpaid invoices from becoming a bigger issue, and when itโ€™s time to bring in support.

Find out more here ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/debt-recovery

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—Ÿ๐—•๐—”) ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป...
06/05/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—Ÿ๐—•๐—”) ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜.

Itโ€™s a formal step that shows youโ€™re serious about recovering what youโ€™re owed, often prompting resolution before court is needed.

But timing and wording matter more than most businesses realise.

Read our latest blog to understand when to send one and how to get it right.

https://www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/what-is-a-letter-before-action-and-when-should-i-send-one-mckenzie-legal-hr

Find out more here ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk/debt-recovery

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