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Specialist advice on all aspects of HR management and employment law
Keeping up-to-date with employment law can be difficult for employers. Moreover, dealing with HR matters is often complicated, time-consuming and can impact the smooth-running of your business.
Our Employment Team provides timely specialist advice and solutions on all aspects of HR management and employment law, tailored to our client's individual HR needs.
It is vital that you follow a fair process, and the correct decisions are made to ensure you stay on the right side of the law, and that you protect yourself from claims. Our approach is to provide a realistic and practical solution to everyday problems to support you in doing just that, so you can move forward and concentrate on your business.
We provide pragmatic, no-nonsense commercial advice on all day-to-day employment and HR matters, covering:
- Recruitment
- Performance management
- Sickness absence management
- Disciplinary procedures
- Dismissals
- Grievance processes
- Redundancy
- Re-organisations
- Business transfers (TUPE)
Where you are considering ending the employment relationship, we advise on undertaking protected (off-record) conversations and negotiating exit packages and settlement agreements.
We provide all relevant employment documentation from contracts of employment to Directors' service agreements, and comprehensive staff handbooks to tailor-made correspondence for internal matters.
Our clients vary widely from small, family-run businesses to large national organisations, covering a broad variety of sectors.
Our aim is to avoid litigation. However, in the event the worst happens, we also act for and represent clients at the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal in defending claims.
BattensHR
BattensHR is a cost-effective solution for all employers. For a fixed annual fee, we provide unlimited advice on day-to-day issues, with the option of adding insurance with BattensHR+. This covers both costs and compensation in the event of claims against your business.
Starting from £900 per year, to us, it's a natural choice.
Benefits include:
- Unlimited advice line via freephone number or email for day-to-day employment queries
- Audit of your employment contracts and staff handbook
- Correspondence and documentation for internal matters - disciplinary, grievance, performance management etc
- Regular legal updates
- Training session for your business on a topic of your choice
- Invitation to all Battens Employment Law client seminars
- 30% discount on hourly rates for employment work not covered in the above (TUPE & Redundancy)
- Option to add comprehensive insurance which covers both costs and compensation in the event of claims in the Employment Tribunal
We're able to provide a consistent and local service with the same team member assisting from start to finish. We're your bolt-on HR department.
Employment and BattensHR
“I would definitely use this company again in the future and recommend Battens to anyone requiring the services of a solicitor.”
“Dawn was very reassuring during this distressing period where we were a new business and reliant on support. Thank you Dawn and the team.”
“Dawn provided extremely timely and critical insight to help me determine my correct course of action. Very transparent on all matters and extremely prompt attention, I felt in very safe and capable hands at all times!”
“Can't thank Dawn and Debbie enough for their help - fantastic service, would not hesitate to use or recommend Battens services in the future.”
“Thank you to Dawn our case was dealt with professionally and with very good advice at every stage. It wasn't easy for us to deal with a very difficult employee, however Dawn gave us a lot of confidence to deal with the person concerned to a successful outcome for us as the employer.”
“Very smooth process and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.”
“I've been using Battens for 36 years and was the first client of their employment service which is absolutely excellent. For a fixed price and an insurance they cover all my employment procedures and problems with telephone advice, drafting and I think it includes all court costs though we've not had to go there! Also included is a regular lunchtime seminar to update and give tips. I also use their agricultural side which likewise is excellent and from time to time their litigation side which, so too, is very good. What more can I say.”
