Employment & HR
Many employers are unaware of how far employment rights now extend and with so much
legislation to contend with, no business can afford not to be up to date with the changes.
Our clients number both small businesses with just a few employees and large companies with hundreds of personnel. Whatever your set-up, our expert Employment Team can offer advice and planning to pre-empt any legal problems and help to resolve issues as soon as they arise.
From contracts and staff handbooks right through to representation at tribunals, we can
support you with policies and procedures to maintain and improve your workforce, as
well as deal with issues such as unfair dismissal claims and redundancy procedures.
To ensure the smooth running of your business, get Fraser Brown on your team to
optimise your performance and reputation as a first class employer.
What we do
- We can help you to design and implement policies and procedures that can assist you in maintaining, retaining and improving your workforce, while remaining abreast of current legislation
- We can advise on issues that may give rise to unfair dismissal claims, giving practical advice on the procedure to be followed to minimise or avoid the risks of an employee issuing such proceedings
- We can advise on how to handle such a claim if one has already arisen, we will negotiate for you and represent you in Tribunal if necessary
- Is your business beginning to feel the affects of the recession or are you worried it may soon do so? We can show you how to plan for the same, including practical advice on how to retain key employees ; minimising the impact of any redundancies on both those selected for redundancy and those who remain; alternatives to redundancy and how to minimise the chance of any unfair dismissal claims arising out to the restructuring of the business
- If redundancies seem to be inevitable, we will guide you through the procedure, advising on selection processes and procedures; voluntary redundancy and the use of compromise agreements
- Thinking of selling your business? We can advise on the obligations to your employees that this may carry with it, under the terms of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (commonly known as TUPE)
- Likewise, if you are buying a business, either as a going concern or to "bolt on" to your existing business, this may also impose obligations on you under TUPE. We can advise on the likely impact of the same.