EMPLOYMENT LAW

Every business - large or small - has employees, and the legal and regulatory burden can be heavy. Trying to keep abreast of changes in employment legislation is very time consuming and many employers find it impossible. Changes are not confined to UK legislation - frequent EC directives combine with existing UK law to make employment issues a legal mine field. We can provide pragmatic solutions to problems such as: contracts of employment, disciplinary issues, dismissals, maternity rights, redundancy issues, restrictive covenants.

Tackling employee-related problems effectively is vital to your prosperity. We can advise on the full range of employment situations together with the pursuit and defence of claims in Employment Tribunals and civil courts.

HOW EXPOSED ARE YOU?

Do you have effective procedures for dealing with disciplinary matters, maternity rights, redundancy or any other dismissal?

If they are not effective, or non-existent, you will probably lose any Employment Tribunal hearing. You could find yourself paying substantial damages to undeserving employees.

Have you thought about what would happen if an employee left and set up in competition with you?   If you have no proper agreement or restrictive covenant with the employee, there may be little that you can do about it.

Contact: Gail.Escolme@hwlegal.co.uk

Employment Insurance Protection Scheme

Total Protection - Peace of Mind

This scheme is designed to enable you to reduce costly disputes with employees and provide you with insurance protection for your business at an affordable price, giving you peace of mind and protecting your balance sheet.

The Hayton Winkley Employer Protection Scheme includes the following services:-

• A full review of your employment contracts, policies and procedures to ensure that they are legally compliant, plus updating when legislation is amended.

• A telephone helpline giving you access to expert employment law advice on issues as and when they arise.
• Acting for clients in the event of a dispute with an employee.
• Insurance protection for costs and awards of compensation.

How do I apply?

If you are interested and would like to have a no obligation quotation, please click here to complete our application form and simply fill it in and return it to us. We are confident that our quotation will be very attractive compared to similar schemes.

 

Handy Facts for Employers: Our Handy Facts Card 2009 is now available. It includes National Minimum wage information; details of redundancy calculations; qualification periods and time limits for claims. Invaluable information for employers in a FREE handy pocket-sized format. Please telephone Gail Escolme on 01539 720136 or email Gail.Escolme@hwlegal.co.uk for a copy.

Positive comments from our clients

As part of our commitment to improving the service we provide, we send our clients feedback questionnaires and we are happy to share just some of the many positive comments we receive:

"Gail filled me with a great sense of confidence. Her advice was sound and the outcome was just as she said it would be. I wouldn't hesitate in using her again". PM, Kendal

Gail Escolme was very professional and helpful. I would recommend her to anyone. Very pleased with the service I got from Gail. Thank you" VB, Kendal

"It wasn't just excellent quality of advice, it was the professional and sensitive manner in which my case was handled" SG, Ulverston

"My case is ongoing, but to date my employment dispute has been handled by Gail with the utmost consideration and extremely efficiently" PM, Ulverston

"Thoroughly professional service -speedy, understanding, realistic" ST, Penrith

"Most solicitors talk jargon - Gail and I were definitely on the same wavelength!" KN, Windermere