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A business needs a framework to work within, and that’s where we can help. We can be your virtual HR department, or support an existing HR function. We offer a range of services that cover the basics, and will protect you, your employees and your business
Contracts of employment
We work with you to define the essential terms and conditions of employment, plus areas that suit your individual business or industry. Our aim is to build a standard contract that gives you the greatest flexibility to manage your people, while complying with current employment legislation. We avoid using ‘legalese’ to create a document that everyone understands.
Examples of areas covered
- Working hours
- Pay & benefits
- Holidays
- Sickness
- Confidentiality
- Intellectual property
- Health & Safety
Employment policies
In conjunction with the contract, we build a set of employment policies and construct them in a user-friendly manual, which can be updated easily as your business evolves.
Examples of contents
- Company background, purpose, vision and values
- Organisation charts
- Maps and diagrams of premises
- Equal Opportunities policy
- Internet and e-mail policies
- Smoking, drugs and alcohol
Recruitment
We help you make the right recruitment decisions without wasting valuable time and money by developing a recruitment process that ensures fairness and consistency, whilst selecting the best candidate for the job.
- Definition of the job description and ideal person specification
- Attracting the right people
- Selection methods
- Making the job offer
- Reference checks
- Medical screening
Family friendly policies
As the responsibility for caring for children or other dependants is increasingly being shared between working parents, keeping your best employees on board becomes a business necessity. We help you to adopt flexible working practices that really can add value to the bottom line.
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption policies
- Flexible working practices
- Parental rights
- Managing diversity
Reward strategies
Incentivising and motivating employees through reward packages can be complex and expensive. We help you to design systems that reward achievement, of personal and business objectives.
- Establishing market pay and reward levels in your industry
- Devising commission and bonus schemes that reward performance
- Reviewing benefits that add value, not cost
- Consideration for non monetary rewards
Dispute resolution
Conflict exists in every workplace, and can be healthy if managed in the right way. If it is left to fester however, it can lead to costly and damaging consequences. We can advise you on ways to manage conflict early, so it can be dispersed or channelled into a more positive outcome.
- Disciplinary and grievance policy and procedures
- Investigation
- Hearing
- Decision
- Appeal
Restructuring
As businesses develop and mature, change is an inevitable consequence. This may mean expansion and creating new roles, or a need to review skills and knowledge and consolidate on numbers of employees. We will help you to make the right decision and then implement the plan to a positive conclusion.
- Redundancy or redeployment planning
- Consultation
- Selection criteria
- Suitable alternative employment
- Outplacement
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