Andrew Ritson & Co. https://andrewsritson.co.uk/ Clear counsel for growing UK businesses en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:17:07 GMT Five Employment Reforms Landing in 2026 — and a 90-Day Plan for Firms Without an HR Team https://andrewsritson.co.uk/employment-law-changes-2026-sme-checklist/ https://andrewsritson.co.uk/employment-law-changes-2026-sme-checklist/ April 2026 brings the densest cluster of employment reforms in a generation, and most of the operational risk sits with firms that have no HR department to absorb it. This is a working checklist: the five changes most likely to catch an owner-managed business off guard, a realistic 90-day plan, and a case study from a 40-person manufacturer that got its preparation in with weeks to spare. Andrew Ritson & Co. Employment & People Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:17:06 GMT The Chair's Chair: How a Family Manufacturer Handed the Reins to an Outside MD — and Stayed https://andrewsritson.co.uk/family-manufacturer-succession-external-managing-director/ https://andrewsritson.co.uk/family-manufacturer-succession-external-managing-director/ A second-generation precision engineering firm near Huddersfield spent eighteen months moving from founder-led management to an external managing director, with the founder remaining as chair. It was not a smooth process. This is an account of the governance, the money and the family politics — and the four things the family would do differently. Andrew Ritson & Co. Client Stories Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:17:06 GMT