Employment law
Employment legislation is constantly changing. We at Dawson Hart have a specialist employment department which will work with you to safeguard your business. The biggest pitfalls for an employer are the lack of flexibility and appropriate documentation to enable the successful management of staff. You must have the ability to discipline, dismiss, make redundancies or vary the terms of employment without fear of a claim.
We can produce and update any contracts, policies and draft standard letters you may require. We can also provide continued support and advice to your business and give you instant advice on the telephone. Our employment team can help you through all the recent changes in employment law, including:
- Disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age discrimination
- Business sales and acquisitions affecting employees
- Redundancy and other dismissals
- Absence through sickness
- Board level disputes
- Compromise agreements
- Employment contracts, policies and procedures
- Data protection
- Maternity, paternity and flexible working rights
- Health & safety
- Work permits
- References for employees
- Part time workers
- Bullying or stress at work claims
- Employment Tribunal advice and representation
- Employment mediation
We appreciate that running a business can be costly. We are proud to provide a cost effective service. Where possible, we will agree a fixed fee with you before commencing a piece of work, otherwise we will always give you a clear estimate for the work that we do and keep you informed of your costs.
Some clients make a regular payment over a period of time. If this is your preference, our 'dh Employment Protection Scheme', by which we provide employment advice to your business, backed up by insurance cover for tribunal claims for an agreed monthly payment, may be of interest to you. This scheme provides employment documentation and telephone/email advice to your business.
We recognise that our clients do not have the time to keep up to date with all the changes in employment law. If you enter your email address in the right hand column, we shall send you our regular dh Hot Law e-bulletin which is free of charge and is a regular email service updating you on the latest employment law issues affecting your business.
Furthermore, it is also the case that no two businesses have the same requirements for employment advice. Therefore in addition to uncomplicated and cost effective legal advice we offer a range of other HR and employment services to suit your needs so that you can concentrate on running your business.
- dh Employment Protection Scheme
- Seminars and Workshops
- dh Hot Law e-bulletin service (enter your email address in the right column)
- Free audit of your employment contracts and policies
- dh Employment Law Shop
Please contact our Employment team on:
Tel: 01825 762281
email: employment@dawson-hart.co.uk
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Glossary
A contract between an employer and an employee. This differs from other contracts in that it is governed by employment legislation - which takes precedence over normal contract law.
Is often included in long-term contracts and contracts of employment to stop the parties working with competitors during the period of the agreement and for some time thereafter. However, unless carefully written the courts will see them as being a restraint of trade and not enforce them. In property matters it is a provision in a deed limiting the use of a property
Directors and officers of a company are usually given service contracts that are different to a contract of service or employment contract. This is because directors and officers are not always employees and the effect of employment law is different.
An alternative method of resolving disputes where the parties reach their own agreement with the guidance of a trained mediator.