EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR EMPLOYERS:
Call today for a free initial chat
with a specialist Employment Solicitor on 0207 324
6271
We are employment solicitors
offering specialist employment law advice for
employers based in Central London EC1. Call us now to get
some training at your premises or take advantage of our
Telephone Hotline
for Employers service.
We will help you manage employee
relations in order to avoid disputes arising and, if they
do, work with you to maximise your chances of a positive
outcome. For example;
- Tribunal Claims: Sooner or later even the
best employers may find themselves at the wrong end of a
Tribunal claim. Whether it’s unfair dismissal, statutory
discrimination or one of the plethora of other potential
claims, we will represent you. Sometimes cases have to be
fought as a matter of principle. Sometimes a negotiated
settlement may be appropriate. We will discuss these
practical issues with you carefully and plan a strategy
for resolving the problem.
- Equal Opportunities:
It’s important not only to be an equal opportunities
employer, but to be seen to be one. We can help you in
this difficult area, including training, and advise you on
issues such as spent convictions.
- Employment Contracts, Policies and Procedures:
Good employment contracts
should
be
the
corner-stone
of
your organisation’s personnel management. We can ensure
that you protect the vital assets of your business with
effective employment contracts and comprehensive policies
and procedures. To download our free employment contract
template click on the arrow: 
- Parental Rights: We can advise you
not only on basic maternity pay provisions, but health and
safety assessments, redundancy during maternity leave and
flexible working after maternity leave. We can also advise
on the statutory entitlement to paternity leave, unpaid
parental leave, and unpaid time off for family
emergencies.
- Managing Sickness Absence:
What do you do if an employee takes persistent short-term
sickness absence; a day here, a Friday there, but overall
giving you a major headache? Whether it’s short or long
term sickness, we can advise you on how to manage the
situation lawfully, and ultimately dismiss the employee
fairly if the problem continues.
- Under-performing members of staff:
Despite trying, some employees may find it hard to do
their job to the minimum standard you require. We can help
you manage this situation, either to achieve the
improvement required, or to bring their employment to an
end fairly.
- Handling Disciplinary Issues: It
is harder than you might think to implement disciplinary
procedures effectively. Many Tribunals make findings of
unfair dismissal simply because employers have made basic
procedural mistakes disciplining staff. We will advise you
on disciplining fairly. Remember, it can be fair
ultimately to dismiss for relatively minor but persistent
transgressions such as turning up late, if you follow a
fair procedure.
- Handling Grievances:
Many employers are automatically defensive when an
employee raises a grievance. This is a mistake. Failure to
deal with grievances properly can result in discrimination
and constructive dismissal claims or stress-related
sickness. We can help you get it right.
- Redundancies: Sadly, most
organisations will need to make redundancies
or offer
severance sooner or later. Though a common situation,
employers often get it wrong. We will help you manage the
process efficiently and fairly, minimising the risk of
Tribunal claims.
Reculver
Solicitors
is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory
Authority: Firm 405070. Principal: James Carmody. Consultants:
Carol Aylott and Kate Henry.
Meetings by appointment only.