The Lexcel accredited TS&P Solicitors employment team, headed by Richard Porter, provides a broad spectrum of legal advice and guidance on all aspects of employment law (unfair dismissal, maternity, discrimination minimum wage) in the Colchester and Clacton area. Whether you’re a sole trader or a public limited company, we can advise on everything from employer responsibilities and documentation to employee disputes.
Our team of Solicitors will work closely with you and your business to help ensure that all aspects of your business are operating to the current legal requirements, providing practical advice on a wide range of policies and procedures.
When employment problems arise, we will provide you with the advice and recommendations designed to minimise the impact on your business, and work proactively for a quick resolution.
With constant change in legislation, we ensure our team members are kept up-to-date in order best to support and protect your business. Our flexible and approachable style means that we can easily fit in with the needs of your business and quickly become a seamless extension of it.
The TS&P Employment Law Retainer Agreement is designed to prevent employment difficulties occuring. The service aims to be inclusive and to provide businesses of all sizes with all of the employment law advice and assistance they need to ensure the smooth day to day managment of their business.
Employment policies and procedures
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Complete audit of your current policies and procedures
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Contracts of employment
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Employment handbooks
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Policies on all aspects of employment – disciplinary, health & safety, grievance
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Employment Protection Scheme
Employment disputes
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Employee rights
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Employer liabilities
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Tribunals and ACAS
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Wrongful and unfair dismissals
Business reorganisations
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Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)
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Redundancy and severance
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Strategic HR planning and advice
Please contact us for more details or to arrange an initial consultation at our Colchester or Clacton offices.
Checklist: Disability discrimination – reasonable adjustments
April 2013: This checklist explains what reasonable adjustments are in the context of disability discrimination and identifies when a business may need to make them.
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April 2013: This checklist outlines the protection given to whistleblowers at work under UK law.
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Checklist: Discrimination and harassment
April 2013: This checklist sets out the different types of discrimination that can occur within the workplace and highlights practical steps a business can take to help avoid breaching discrimination law.
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Employers: beware the ill-considered email
10 April 2013: We all now wonder how we ever survived without email. Modern pressures of time and location will often lead senior managers to despatch a quick confidential email about an employee which is intended for the recipient’s eyes only. However, notwithstanding the best of intentions, higher rules apply. If the employee makes a “subject access request” under the Data Protection Act or issues a questionnaire under the Equality Act or subsequently takes the employer to an Employment Tribunal, the email may have to be produced. All managers should be taught that they should not commit anything into writing unless they are prepared to answer questions about it in a Tribunal.
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Checklist: Dismissing an employee
March 2013: This checklist sets out the steps a business should follow when it is considering dismissing an employee.
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Checklist: Discrimination and harassment
March 2013: This checklist sets out the different types of discrimination that can occur within the workplace and highlights practical steps a business can take to help avoid breaching discrimination law.
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Checklist: Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
March 2013: This checklist explains what restrictive covenants are, when they are likely to be enforceable and how they can be used in employment contracts to protect your business’ interests.
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February 2013: This checklist explains the distinction between an employee, a worker and a self-employed contractor. It also highlights the legal status of volunteers.
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Checklist: compromise agreements
January 2013: This checklist sets out the key issues a business should consider before entering into a compromise agreement with an employee.
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Checklist: criminal record information
January 2013: This checklist sets out the issues a business should consider when dealing with information about a criminal record. Businesses are entitled to ask a job applicant, an employee or worker, or a volunteer about their criminal record.
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Richard Porter - Director
Richard is an experienced advocate and often provides tribunal representation to clients. He advises on all aspects of employment law including redundancy programmes, severance, contracts and policy drafting.
Tel: 01206 217026
Email: rporter@tsplegal.com