People Management

People Management, including Redundancy and Absenteeism

Good management of the employment relationship can mean the difference between co-operation or conflict. Legal and Human Resources aims to give you the confidence to deal with any employment issues by helping you get proper people management systems in place. Many of the tools and skills we can provide are outlined elsewhere in our services. But we can also help troubleshoot particular tricky people management problems, such as:

• Redundancy
• Ill health and absenteeism
• Conduct and competence issues;
• Staff use of your computers and monitoring - policy on the use of email and Internet resources;
• Company car policy, helping protect you from claims arising from car-related disputes;
• Working Time Directive and flexible working, including the flexibilities required by the
  Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995

Redundancy

In the event of a change in business circumstances there are statutory requirements to fulfil when making redundancies. For example, you have legal responsibilities to communicate and consult with all employees who may be affected. We will help you to identify the processes and activities you need to follow, to ensure that you act lawfully and achieve your business objectives, as well as helping to ensure that remaining employees remain committed and loyal to the company.

Our Services Include :

• Providing support in devising and implementing a redundancy consultation, communication, selection and appeals process;
• Advising on the most suitable redundancy selection criteria based on your business needs;
• Providing support in redundancy selection and dismissal appeal meeting preparation;
• Attending consultation meetings and interviews if required;
• Providing appropriate documentation.

Absenteeism

Employee absence is a significant cost to most businesses. There are procedures and techniques that can help manage sickness and other absence and we can offer recommendations and implement techniques to help deal with this most common problem.

Please contact us for an initial discussion of your needs, without obligation.