Employment Law Specialists in Basingstoke, Hampshire (for all Employers, small medium and large)
Employment law affects every business which employs people, whether on a casual, part–time or full–time basis. Failing to keep abreast of employment law is fast becoming the greatest area of risk of claims for all businesses.
Our frequently–changing national laws in this area, plus direct rights derived from EEA Directives, impose considerable requirements on employers which, whilst designed to protect the well–being and health and safety of employees, can place a very onerous burden on employers. If you don't keep up with employment law, you could be liable to criminal penalties and to the serious risk and cost of claims from employees.
Just being aware of the law is no longer sufficient as there are also now many specific procedural requirements which have to be implemented and followed. Putting in place – and maintaining – policies and compliance procedures, as well as ensuring staff are trained to observe these, are important and can prevent time–consuming and expensive claims in the future.
We have the expertise to guide you from the interview stage through to termination of employment and to keep you up to date along the way with your contracts, policies and procedures. If you are unfortunate enough to have a claim brought against you in the Employment Tribunals or before the Court then we are able to advise and represent you in defending such a claim.
These are just some of the many areas of employment law in which we have expertise:
- Non-discriminatory advertising, interviewing and selection processes
- Contracts of Employment, Staff Handbooks, policies and procedures
- Directors Service Agreements, Board room issues and disputes
- Confidentiality, protection of Intellectual Property and Restrictions during and after employment
- Data Protection, email, internet and equipment usage
- Working time, hours, holidays, pay and company benefits and schemes
- Disciplinary and Grievance procedures
- Handling difficult employees
- Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (“TUPE”)
- Outsourcing
- Maternity, paternity, parental, dependant and other leave
- Discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability
- Equal rights, equal pay, dignity at work, diversity
- Flexible, part-time, fixed-term temporary, casual, shift and seasonal working
- Fair termination of employment, redundancy, capability, conduct, performance and related issues
- Compromise agreements, negotiation of settlements
- Avoiding claims, risk and damage limitation
- Advising on and bringing/defending claims in the Employment Tribunals and Courts