Employment Law
We provide a virtual HR Service that provides everything you need to manage your personnel issues from recruitment through to advice on those legal aspects which are important to your workforce. Here at Carleton we can provide all your HR requirements or tailor our services to support your existing Personnel Department.
Our bespoke Employment Law Services include the following, which can be selected according to your requirements:-
- Contracts of Employment and Staff Handbooks
- Legislative Updates
- 24hr Telephone Advice Line
- Tribunal Litigation
- Seminars
- Employment Guidance System
Setting an example
The people you employ are perhaps your greatest asset. Looking after their interests and making the most of their abilities takes time, consideration, and sometimes a little diplomacy. It also takes a thorough understanding of their needs and their legal rights.
But there's a great deal more to personnel management than contractual obligations. Equal opportunities, induction procedures, even how you interview candidates can all have a profound influence on how your staff regard you as an employer.
Which is where Carleton Risk Management can make all the difference!
Understanding the Law
The rights of employees can be an emotive subject. But Employment Law is a matter of hard fact. New legislation is constantly being introduced to protect employees, not least by directives from the European Community that effect businesses across member states, including this country.
Giving you complete peace of mind
Best of all, your business will have immediate telephone access to a specialist providing advice 24 hours a day, right through the year. For your protection, this service is backed by an indemnity covering the cost of tribunal representation.
For the complete personnel service, you'll find it pays to talk to Carleton Risk Management.
Making an initial visit
The purpose of this visit is to:–
- Undertake a review of your current Employee Contracts and Terms & Conditions – whether written, verbal or implied.
- Discuss your operational procedures, where appropriate, with respect to:
- Recruitment and selection
- Job advertising
- Job applications
- Equal opportunities
- Interviewing
- Offer/rejection
- References
- Induction procedure
Drawing up your employee contracts and handbook
A consultant will draft your Employee Contracts and Employee Handbook and send it to you for your approval. The Employee Handbook will cover rules relating to:–
- Holidays
- Sickness and absence
- Disciplinary procedures
- Grievance procedures
- General working rules
Your consultant will then visit your premises to introduce the Contracts, Employee Handbook and appropriate documentation. General guidance on the maintenance of personnel records will also be given to those responsible for them.
Providing updates and amendments
Any relevant changes – whether required by European Community Directive, new legislation, case law or changes within your company – will be incorporated into your system. We will also keep updated on legislative changes.
Giving you 24-hour advice
Advice from our Personnel Management and Employment Law specialists is available 24 hours a day to employees nominated by your company to provide:–
- Promptness
- A one-to-one telephone helpline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Pertinence
- Specific guidance on your problems
- Directly related to your own rules
- At your request we will provide a summary confirmation to a specified executive
- We will retain records of our advice
- Guidance on the preparation of disciplinary and/or dismissal letters
- Financial indemnity
Providing indemnity
Financial protection is secured against any action brought by your employees by means of an indemnity.
- Covering representation costs, as well as awards and settlements, incurred in defending Employment Tribunal applications – excluding any monies properly payable under the contract of employment provided that:–
- It relates to a dispute, act or omission, or alleged act or omission, that arises after the first 30 days following the date of the Agreement;
- Carleton Risk Management is fully advised of all facts relating to the matter and the advice given by Carleton Risk Management is followed.
- All basic and compensation awards that may be imposed by the Employment Tribunal including sex, race and disability discrimination.
- All financial settlements agreed by Carleton Risk Management on your behalf as a result of conciliation or settlement prior to a hearing.
Representing you at a tribunal
If you receive notification of a Tribunal Application an Advocate will contact you to:–
- Arrange completion of the IT3 for submission to the Tribunal
- Seek disclosure of all relevant documentation from the applicant
- Manage all negotiations with ACAS and the applicant's representative
- Inspect and collate all relevant documentary evidence and subsequently
- Take your full briefing instructions
- Interview all witnesses
- Represent your company at the Tribunal and handle the case through to conclusion
Protecting you under current legislation
The Carleton Risk Management indemnity covers you for Employment Tribunals under all current employment legislation.