Employment Law

Employment Law Training

We have many years’ experience and knowledge in employment law, dealing with an ever-growing variety of clients and businesses. Our experience has come from working with employers, seeing the pitfalls they endure and working with them to successfully resolve their case, whilst ensuring they have all the resources they need to avoid future situations.

We offer a number of training courses to employers to ensure their teams operate at the highest standards they can. Whether you have experienced managers who might need a reminder to deal with matters correctly, or you have inexperienced managers who need more guidance, our courses are very practical and deal with the constant changes occurring in the employment law sphere.

Policies, Handbooks & Guides

Handbooks and policies are extremely useful tools to have within a business to ensure it remains fully compliant, minimising the risk of any claim being brought against it.

At Tilly Bailey & Irvine, we understand how important it is for business to compliant and aim to protect businesses from facing any issues relating to their own policies and procedures and advise that all businesses should have a handbook containing all essential business policies that is easily accessible to all employees. 

Our Employment Team can discuss your enquiries and needs in relation to any contract policy or procedure and can assist in drafting all necessary documentation and provide your business with peace of mind. We can also provide clients with a free audit of your existing policies to ensure that you are compliant, however this may be subject to the terms of our annual retainer.

Terms & Conditions of Employment

The law requires business to put in writing certain minimum terms and conditions of employment for each employee. We would recommend that employers consider terms which are suitable for their business and the roles and responsibilities of staff. Many employers produce a bare minimum contract and then suffer the consequences when a dispute arises.

To avoid any disputes, employers should carefully consider possible terms and conditions of employment. Our Employment Team are experienced in contract policy or procedure and can assist you in drafting all necessary documentation to provide your business with a peace of mind.

Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE)

TUPE is one of the more complex areas of employment law and applies to all business transfers that have taken place after 6 April 2006.

If you are buying part of a business or taking over works which have been contracted out, you must consider the personnel involved as you have certain responsibilities to employees affected by the transfer. If you are involved in a transaction buying or selling a business where the transfer of staff is a concern, we would advise that you take immediate legal advice to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible for all.

Grievance, Disciplinary & Dismissals

Going through any disciplinary or grievance process without the correct legal advice, is often the first and most fatal flaw in claims received by employers. Therefore, it is vital that both employers and employees understand the process and what is expected of you before entering into any process.

The ACAS Code of Practice sets the minimum standard of fairness that all professional workplaces should follow. It provides essential basic guidance for employers and is used by employment tribunals when deciding the outcome of relevant cases. However, the Code of Practice is vast and confusion, and easy to miss without expert advice.

Our employment team can guide you through the process and provide all the information you need to successfully deal with a disciplinary or dismissal process and avoid a lengthy, expensive case.