Employment law and YOUR HR polices are related. Failure to have an up to date staff handbook with policies that are both current and robust can be a 'no win, no fee' employment lawyers dream. Simply failing to follow procedures with dismissals, redundancies, compulsory retirements and maternity / paternity can lead to substantial awards against any employer, regardless of whether the ultimate decision you made was 'right or wrong'.
Recent research shows an increase in the amount of tribunals lodged year on year over the past decade. This along with the fact we live in an increasingly litigious society makes the need for employment law advice even more prevalent.
- TRIBUNAL APPLICATIONS RISING:
The number of Employment Tribunal applications received this year up to 31st March 2020 were 189,300 - 42% higher than expected. Unfair dismissal claims were up to 43,028, an increase of 29% on 2019.
- COMPENSATION:
Discrimination cases have no limit to the amount of compensation that can be awarded to a claimant
- IMPORTANCE OF PROCEDURES:
If procedures are not set in place, the compensation amount to a claimant is most likely to increase - resulting in further cost to you and your business
These statistics from the Tribunal Service not only confirm the impact to UK companies as a whole, but also stresses the importance of correctly implementing Employment law policies and receiving the right advice for your business.
Outsourcing your Employment law advice to HR-Wise will deliver a number of benefits to your business
- MITIGATING RISK: Our Employment Law service will ensure your business complies with legislation and protects you from ending up in Employment tribunals for non compliance
- IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY: Allowing employee's to work within a happy and healthy environment results in improved individual and business performance.
- PREDICTABLE CASH FLOW: Defined costs for a quantifiable service, and the reduction of risk against the cost of employee tribunals.
- MANAGEMENT FOCUS: When you have our employment law support, you can leave it all to us, the experts, leaving you to do what you do best, running your business.