For employers times may be hard but the onslaught of employment regulation, obligations and requirements never lets up and in many cases is increasing or changing quite quickly. Failure to follow the statutory procedures can be extremely expensive. Prevention is always better than cure.
we offer a complete HR and Employment Law compliance package for employers, including Gelbergs Online HR. View brochure »
We can assist whether you need some quick advice or have an on-going dispute. We are expert in helping you to reach a favourable resolution.
We have specialist expertise in helping businesses with staffing matters, right through from recruitment to termination. We can advise on:
- Drafting employment contracts
- Drafting bespoke staff handbooks, policies and procedures and Codes of Practice that are relevant to your business size and industry
- Drafting consultancy and freelance agreements
- Drafting agency contracts
- Social media policies and issues arising from use of
social media. - Your obligations to inform and consult employees and others in redundancy and business transfer situations
- Managing the process of business transfers under TUPE
- Best practice and legal obligations in relation to home working, part-time working and flexible working
- How to avoid but if necessary deal with claims for unlawful discrimination related to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability or age discrimination
- How to promote and manage equal opportunities and diversity matters in the workplace
- Your legal obligations to avoid discrimination in the provision of goods and services
- Complex and high value claims
- Your employees’ maternity, paternity and parental leave rights
- How to avoid, but if necessary deal with allegations of bullying, victimisation and harassment
- Drafting policies relating to anti-bullying, social media, computer use, sickness absence, disability, etc.
- How and when you can use pre-employment health questionnaires
- How you can ensure compliance with Working Time restrictions
- Statutory minimum entitlements to holiday pay
- How you can ensure compliance with the National Minimum Wage
- Sunday working legislation
- How you can comply with Data Protection obligations and help you respond to Information Commissioner complaints
- Handling disciplinary, grievance and performance management issues
- Managing Retirement
- Carrying out dismissals and redundancies lawfully
- Relocating staff
- Handling claims of whistleblowing
- Managing short-term and long-term sickness absence
- Disability issues and your obligations to make reasonable adjustments
- Your workplace health and safety obligations
- Compiling leaving packages and drafting and negotiating compromise agreements
- Your obligations to provide references for employees
- What restrictions you can place on employees after they leave, to protect your business
- Your employees’ obligations of confidentiality about your business
- Your obligations to pay notice pay
- Handling breach of contract issues and unlawful deductions from wages
- How to stay on the right side of Equal Pay legislation
- Your liability for the actions of your contractors, customers and suppliers
- How to manage changing the terms and conditions of your employees’ contracts
We can advise and represent you in employment disputes through mediation, in the Employment Tribunal, High Court or Court of Appeal. Alongside our highly experienced professional HR Consultants, we can support you through the entire process of restructuring, managing change, and handling dismissals for redundancy, gross misconduct, performance and capability.
Please contact Emmajane Taylor-Moran, Head of our Employment Department on 0207 226 0570, at enquiries@gelbergs.co.uk, or via our contact form to discuss how we can help your business.
