Picture caption: At the Alpha presentation are, from left, Tony Conlon from Henshalls, Barbara Morris from Salop Leisure, and John Mehtam from Martin-Kaye Solicitors

A Shropshire law firm's latest advice seminar was so popular it was booked up within hours of being announced.

Martin-Kaye LLP Solicitors organised the presentation at their offices in Euston Way, in Telford, for employers struggling to cope with staff taking time off sick.

And employment law specialist, John Mehtam, who leads the company's Alpha business team, said delegates who attended were very impressed with the advice they received.

"We had an excellent response to the presentation and feedback forms completed by employers who attended rated the seminar as probably the best we've ever done."

John said the session had been arranged to help the many companies who were struggling to cope when employees took time off sick, particularly in such tough economic times when they were already operating with a skeleton staff.

"We looked at the legal rules and implications involved in the correct management of both short term and long term sickness absence.

"The approach to both situations is entirely different, but both must be handled in the right way, and our aim was to help employers avoid the common pitfalls they may face."

The Martin-Kaye Alpha team was joined on the day by leading barrister, David Maxwell, from St Philips Chambers in Birmingham, who is a specialist employment lawyer, a part-time employment judge, and who is recommended by the Legal 500.

"This was the latest in a series of seminars run by our Alpha team who specialise in effective and robust advice for businesses in all aspects of human resources and employment law.

"Our delegates said the presentation was very informative and made a complex area of law simple, with excellent tips and practical advice, so we're extremely pleased with how the seminar was received."

For more information on Martin-Kaye Solicitors visit their website here: www.martinkaye.co.uk