Employment Law

Employing and managing staff can be one of the trickiest aspects of a business. Most business owners will state that staff management consumes their time more than anything else. The legislation relevant to staff is extensive and there is a significant amount of detail that you must be aware of to make sure you are not breaking the law. When employing staff you should perhaps take heed of the following: 

1. Do not discriminate when recruiting;
2. Maintain accurate records when conducting interviews;
3. Set out clearly your process for recruitment e.g. two stage interview etc;
4. Take up references and make any offer subject to references and your terms and conditions of  employment;
5. You must provide written statement of terms within two months;
6. Make sure you reserve the right to amend the job description and state clearly where details of the grievance procedure can be located;
7. Reserve the right to change the persons place of work.

 Our employment team can assist and advise on a range of issues concerning staff, such as…. 

1.  Compromise agreements
2. Implementation of HR Policies
3. Drafting contracts of employment, policies and procedures
4. Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
5. Discrimination
6. Equal Pay