{"id":22952,"date":"2025-07-25T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/?post_type=testimonial&#038;p=22952"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:42:01","slug":"accountancy-practice-with-250-employees-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"testimonial","link":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/testimonial\/accountancy-practice-with-250-employees-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountancy Practice With 250+ Employees, July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advice-regarding-dismissing-an-employee-following-performance-issues\">Advice Regarding Dismissing an Employee Following Performance Issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/our-team\/patrick-simpson\/\">Patrick Simpson\u2019s<\/a> advice incredibly helpful. He took the time to digest a significant amount of internal paperwork and was both pragmatic and reassuring throughout. His memo was clear and actionable, and he didn\u2019t just rehash what we\u2019d already done; he built on it and gave us a sensible steer that helped us move forward confidently in a tricky situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt collaborative rather than critical, which made a big difference. He stuck to the agreed fee cap, even though the time he spent on the job clearly went beyond that. Really appreciated the honesty and support. 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