Employment & Human Resources

With employment law proving ever more complex, the Employment
Affairs Team offers an advisory service to
managers and HR personnel aimed at providing tailored legal
advice to individual employment problems.
The employment affairs team also lobby to represent
members' views on proposed employment legislation.
It lobbies directly to government or through its membership of
the specialist employment committee at the CBI.
The team is on hand during office hours to give on
the spot employment advice on a whole range of issues from the new
grievance and disciplinary procedures, managing absence,
discrimination legislation, handling redundancies, entitlements
under the Working Time Regulations, to dismissal and more.
We advise on current and future legislation, updating policies
and procedures to ensure statutory compliance, and advice on good
HR and employment practice.
We strive to build strong relationships with HR personnel and
managers to ensure that we are in a position to deliver fast,
clear, sound advice and contribute to good employment practice
development over the long term.
The Employment Affairs team also provides customised
seminars on a range of topics including common employee
complaints, performance appraisals, job descriptions,
discrimination law, unfair dismissal, family-related leave,
handling redundancies, harassment and bullying, health and safety,
and managing absence.
Employment tribunal representation
The Society’s Employment Affairs team has considerable
experience of tribunal representation, which ensures that the
merits of the claim are at the forefront of any
decision.
Our consultancy services and activities are
centred on the provision of a range of services to assist
employment practice. Included in the services are the
following:

Assisting/handling disciplinary hearings

Drafting
contractual terms and agreements

Drafting and
auditing policies and procedures

Research
assistance for tribunal preparation

Conducting
tribunal proceedings

Negotiating
settlements

Design and
implementation of appraisal schemes
Related Links:
Employment Law & HR
Employment & HR Training