Personnel Services
Practical, independent advice on how to handle difficult staff challenges.

Absence

Guidance on optimising attendance at work, handling problem absence and developing policies to meet business needs

Discipline and dismissal

How to deal with under-performing employees, conduct fair disciplinary procedures and avoid the Employment Tribunal.

Equalities

Advice on equalities issues, training for your staff and help to develop a policy suitable for your business. Discrimination can be expensive in terms of negative publicity, staff morale and Court or Tribunal proceedings. Don't let it happen to you.

Employment Law

Are you sure that all of your processes and procedures are fully compliant with current legislation? Worried something you might be doing is illegal? Wondering what your rights as an employer are?

Grievance

What the law requires as a minimum and how to handle the employee complaint.

Appraisal

How to observe, record and assess performance and how to inform employees about their successes, failures and futures.

Family Leave

Support and guidance through the minefield of 'special leave' rights: Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Family, Bereavement, Family Crises etc

Recruitment and Selection

Advice on recruitment methods and selection techniques including support in securing technical staff with the appropriate skills and attributes. We will also conduct ability tests, preliminary interviews and assist you in formal interview procedures to ensure that you get the best candidate and comply with the law on equality.

And much more

Including our one-to-one coaching service. If you have any employee problems or human resource challenges which are not covered here, do call. Our pool of experts and wide range of experience is at your disposal.