Protect Your Business By Updating Your Contracts and Policies
We are launching an Employment Law campaign throughout November 2017 to help employers bring in or update their contracts and policies. These will include post-termination restrictions, where needed, to protect the business after an employer or freelancer leaves. We will also provide free up-to-date grievance, disciplinary and capability policies.
We will be offering a 20% discount to businesses and organisations who need to update or implement new junior and senior employment contracts and freelancer contracts.
Many businesses fail to issue written contracts to their employees or contractors. This is fine when relationships are harmonious and the contract will be based on custom and practice and implied terms. But ambiguity can lead to disputes.
Throughout November, our Employment Law team will provide a free half hour telephone advice service for employers, employees, workers and freelancers on workplace contractual rights and policies and procedures. This will include grievances and disciplinary procedures.
We often come across badly drafted contracts which are onerous for the employer or hirer. For example, contracts which contain their companies disciplinary and grievance procedure must be followed ‘to the letter’ to avoid breach of contract claims, even where the individual has been employed for less than two years. We ensure these are set out in a separate policy and are only referred to in the actual contract.
To support this campaign, we have also produced a series of Factsheets, Case Studies, Top Tips and FAQs covering contractual rights for employers/hirers and employees, workers and contractors.
For half an hour of free and confidential advice, employers can call our Contracts and Policies legal advice line on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout November from 4pm to 6pm on 01273 609911.
