For new or small businesses, hiring your first staff can look like a minefield of rules and paperwork. Howard Kennedy's legal expert Carolyn Brown give us her top 5 legal tips on employing your first staff.

Sponsors of this year's Employer of the Year Award, Howard Kennedy are entrepreneurial lawyers for domestic and international organisations. Providing excellent value and support to clients, we asked Carolyn Brown to share expert legal advice on employing your first staff. 

Are you expanding and soon to hire your first staff? Let us know about your growth success story this May with a chance to win at the UK's top business awards.

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