Employment Law & Human Resources

HR audits, employment law & HR seminars

The Newspaper Society’s Employment Affairs team provides practical advice on all aspects of employment law and HR practice; services offered include reviewing existing policies and procedures with a view to making recommendations where necessary; setting up policies and procedures from scratch and providing the necessary training to support their implementation; and drafting documents such as contracts and agreements.

The team also advises on current and future legislation, updating policies and procedures to ensure statutory compliance, and advice on good HR and employment practice.

The Employment Affairs team also offers customised seminars on topics ranging from discrimination law, unfair dismissal and family-related leave, to health and safety, performance appraisals, job descriptions and managing absence.

Employment tribunal representation

Due to the growth in tribunal claims as a result of an increasing body of regulations, employers will at some time or other face tribunal claims from aggrieved employees. Common complaints are that the tribunal service is too adversarial, time-consuming, and costly.  Small employers, without dedicated HR personnel, can particularly feel pressurised into settling claims even where they are likely to win, due to the costs and loss of working time defending a claim.

The PERA Employment Affairs team has a particular knowledge and experience of the industry which ensures that it is uniquely placed to assist with the management and conduct of a tribunal claim, or, where appropriate, informal workplace dispute resolution.

Included in the service is 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

Training 

Training is provided on a vast number of topics on HR and employment issues such as dispute resolution, appraisal schemes, managing sickness and absence.
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Contact

For further information please contact Susan Dennehy on 020 7632 7466 or Paul Larkin on 020 7632 7467. Alternatively e-mail susan_dennehy@newspapersoc.org.uk or paul_larkin@newspapersoc.org.uk.