Employers

Working with our HR Consultants will assist your business in avoiding or resolving disputes which may ultimately lead the the need for legal assistance. There are still some key areas which we find that are common issues within business that we provide legal advice and support for.

Contracts of Employment & Directors Service Contracts

Our HR Consultants provide advice and guidance on contracts of employment and for standard arrangements these are more than sufficient to provide you with the protection you need as an employer. There are however cas, typically for more senior roles and DIrectors, where you need bespoke terms or arrangements which will be legally enforceable and this is where we can help.

We can discuss with you what requirements and restrictions you may wish to incorporate and will advise based on precedents and the current legislation what is possible and enforceable.

Compromise Agreements

These are becoming a more popular way of ending an employment relationship to ensure that the employee waives the rights to come back to a former employer with any type of claim after their employment has been terminated.

Typically these agreements are used when there are spcific issues or circumstances that would prevent the normal procedures for terminating employment to be followed. A compromise agreement also makes an allowance for a tax free compensation payment to be made to the employee to end the employment relationship.

It is essential that you receive guidance and advice as to whether a compromise agreement is appropriate to the situation and that the clauses within this provide sufficient protection for your business.

Employment Tribunals

Although having robust HR procedures in place will avoid issues escalating to a tribunal an employee or ex employee can still submit a claim regardless of whether they have sufficient grounds to do so.

We work with employers to prepare responses and defences to claims submitted and work with you every step of the way to protect your business. If you are already working with one of our HR Consultants you can rest assured that you will have the required documentation and procedures in place to effectively defend any claims, if not we will work with you to guide you every step of the way through the process.