Employment

Employment is a complex and fast-changing area of law; one where issues and complaints can rapidly escalate into business-damaging problems. Employees, the terms under which they are employed, their performance and their treatment are central to the success of most businesses. So, it’s important that employers keep up to date with their responsibilities towards their staff and understand the risks of any failure to do meet them – as well as the potential benefits of creating an environment, enshrined on policy, in which staff feel valued and respected.

Strong employment policies and a good reputation – and being able to evidence them – are also increasingly important when pitching for new business, especially with large businesses and public sector clients. Prospective buyers of products and services now pay increasingly close attention to the employment conditions of the businesses they transact with. Having demonstrably compliant employment practices throughout their supply chain has become a commercial and reputational, as well as ethical, priority so it’s important that businesses understand the relevant legislation and build compliance into their operations.

At Coodes, our approach is to promote and support good HR practice, while providing pragmatic and proactive advice to resolve any workplace issues, helping our clients develop and implement practical and workable solutions. We can assist employers across all aspects of employment and employee relations, including absence management, disciplinary issues, complaints and defending Employment Tribunal claims.

• HR support for employers
• Performance management, disciplinary and dismissals
• Redundancies
• Business transfers and restructuring
• Protecting your business
• Discrimination
• Representation – defending employment claims
• Support for employees
• Fees

We have developed a wide range of informative articles and papers on employment matters that provide more information about specific issues you may encounter as an employer. We offer pragmatic and business-specific solutions, whether on an ad-hoc basis or via our Employment Retainer scheme, which provides businesses with varying levels of support depending on their specific needs.