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Taylor Made Computer Solutions grows almost 20% in a year
Following a significant increase in business, Fareham-based Taylor Made Computer Solutions, which provides IT support for some of the biggest public and private-sector organisations in the region, has increased its employee numbers by almost 20% in what has been the biggest year of growth in its 22-year history. Seventeen new members of staff have been taken on across a wide range of roles, including IT engineers, sales staff, apprentices and customer service account managers.
Chairman Nigel Taylor said in response to the firm being recently named as one of the top-10 service providers in the UK as well as one of the best in the world: “Accolades such as these really cement our commitment to providing the very best service for our clients. What’s important to us is that we stay true to the values we held dear when we first launched Taylor Made – to provide an expert and personal service for each and every client. Increasing our staff will allow us to ensure that we continue to do that now and in the future.”
Taylor Made now employs 120 people and has built a name for itself as a great place to work. It was the first company in Hampshire to receive Gold Investors in People recognition when this was first awarded in 2009.
Think again before getting a tattoo
Following ACAS’s call for employers to adopt a more relaxed position around hiring people with tattoos, Katherine Maxwell, head of employment law at Moore Blatch, has urged those who might be considering getting a tattoo to be aware that as the law stands it can still mean they might not be employed.
Under current law employers are allowed to ask an employee to cover up a tattoo while at work; refuse to hire someone because of a tattoo; and even dismiss an existing employee who gets a tattoo.
The law is slightly ambiguous, however, especially in cases where a tattoo may have religious significance, for an employee could make a case for being discriminated against by reason of religion or belief (section 10 Equality Act 2010). Legislation also states that an employee with at least two years’ continuous service has the right not to be dismissed unfairly.
Maxwell concluded: “Employers are very pragmatic and this matter rarely causes a problem, but everyone should be aware that there are professions where visible tattoos would cause an issue and where it would be sensible not to get one.”
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businessmag.co.uk THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH COAST – NOVEMBER 2016
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