Employment
External Support for Internal Human Resources Advisors
Employment law changes on an almost daily basis. Our team of employment lawyers are always on hand to answer queries relating to employment legislation (domestic and European) the most current and relevant case law or just to chat through strategy and provide a steer on particular problems facing your HR consultants.
Disciplinary Hearings
We can provide guidance on convening and conducting disciplinary hearings arriving at conclusions and conveying these to employees. Getting the procedural aspects of any disciplinary is essential if costly unfair dismissal claims are to be avoided.
Absence Management
No matter how experienced your HR professional it is always useful to know that they can pick up the phone to obtain reassurance about the next step in handling an ill health absence case. We guide HR professionals through the difficult task of monitoring levels of sickness absence deciding how and when to take action disciplining employees who are prone to persistent short terms of absence and effectively managing those suffering from long term ill-health and/or disabilities.
Handling Grievances
Resolving a grievance internally will inevitably take time and there is the cost of litigation/workplace disruption. We offer practical step-by-step advice on handling complaints received from employees including claims of bullying and harassment or race sex and disability discrimination. We help employers diffuse complaints at an early stage avoiding expensive discrimination claims which bring reputational risk.
Conflict management/dispute resolution
Work-place disputes waste time and energy for both employers and employees. It is difficult for employees to continue working effectively and for employers to manage the situation. For example take an employee who has raised an Employment Tribunal Application but remains in employment. We can provide guidance to avoid making this more difficult than it needs to be. Acrimonious departures can often be avoided by negotiating a departure package when relationships have broken down. We provide practical guidance to HR professionals on the employment and tax implications of going down this road.
Project Management
Sometimes employment law issues impinge on other areas of the law such as tax pensions and international law. We have the skills to consolidate that advice to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the provision of advice and guidance. Let us take the strain off you.
