Welcome to the Employment Law Clinic
Employment law issues can be challenging, if not daunting, for any small or medium business that can’t afford internal HR specialists. At the Employment Law Clinic, our objective & purpose is to remove the stress & worry of dealing with employment law issues, leaving you with the confidence & freedom to run your business & manage your staff, without the distractions of dealing with disciplinary issues or employment tribunal claims.
We provide an affordable service, with our services available to any small or medium business. Whether you simply need assistance preparing a Statement of Particulars, or have to respond to an Employment Tribunal claim (an ET1 form submitted by an aggrieved employee or potential employee), the Employment Law Clinic can help; contact us to discuss your needs, and how we can assist.
Regulations
Thousands of new small businesses start up every year in the UK. You don’t need any special qualifications to start in business, although if you’re a small business owner you’ll quickly become aware of the amount of regulations that you have to comply with. Some of these you may have foreseen & made provisions for – you probably hired an accountant at any early stage in your business start-up.
How about staff though? What rules apply when hiring them? Of course, your accountant can help with taxes, making sure you make the right deductions, and pay the staff & the government what they’re each due. That bit might be easy, but when it comes to Employment Contracts, disciplinary & grievance procedures, holiday entitlements, flexible working, maternity & paternity rights, minimum wages, discrimination, performance, sick leave, dismissal, and many more issues, you could feel like burying your head in the sand - although that would be a big mistake, as all of these are compulsory issues for employers to deal with. The moment one of your employees makes a claim against you though, your whole business could fail.
It Can Happen to You
If you think it won’t happen to you, think again: the latest stats from the Employment Tribunals shows that the trend for claims to Tribunals is that the number of appeals is annually increasing, and with average awards for dismissal-related claims of nearly £8,000 (which won’t include your costs for defending the case in the first place, or the costs awarded to the employee in bringing the claim), and a higher average for cases with discrimination, you won’t need your accountant to realise how the costs of getting employment issues wrong could quickly mount up & bring your business down.
To avoid problems in the workplace, small businesses would be well-advised to take professional advice – ideally before you find you have problems, rather than once these have arisen. Taking action early needn’t be costly, and could save your whole business in the future.
There are an extensive range of areas that Employment Law covers. We have pages with more details of some of our services, but you may also want to consider:
- A review of your current documents;
- Recruitment;
- Staff leaving;
- Redundancy & lay-offs;
- Bullying;
- Diversity;
- Training.
For these, or any other subject regarding your position as an employer,email the Employment Law Clinic at enquiries@employmentlawclinic.com or call us on 020 3239 0569.
We're listed in FreeIndex's Employment Law category, as well as with Hullcan Business Directory