Firms help staff pay for divorces
Small British firms are helping staff pay the costs of their divorces to keep them focused on work, a law firm has said,
Pannone, the Manchester-based law firm, said that bosses were increasingly taking a ?paternalistic? approach to their employees? divorces.
It said that there had been a ?marked increase? in the number of companies paying for initial advice sessions and contributing to legal costs for divorces. Some firms even considered their employee so vital they were willing to foot their entire legal bill, running into thousands of pounds.
Small British firms are helping staff pay the costs of their divorces to keep them focused on work, a law firm has said,
Pannone, the Manchester-based law firm, said that bosses were increasingly taking a ?paternalistic? approach to their employees? divorces.
It said that there had been a ?marked increase? in the number of companies paying for initial advice sessions and contributing to legal costs for divorces. Some firms even considered their employee so vital they were willing to foot their entire legal bill, running into thousands of pounds.