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Friendly, proactive andcommercially focused
Employment Advice
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Employment Lawfor BusinessWe’re on your side…
Our Employment Law Services 3
Contracts of Employment 5
Employment Handbook 5
Employment Disputes 6
Job Description 6
Discipline/Dismissal 8
Policies and Procedures 8
New Legislation 8
Litigation 10
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Petherbridge Bassra is a Bradford firm helping clients with cases close to home, nationally
and internationally. These pages will tell you what we do and how we do it and naturally we
will highlight what we consider to be our virtues. But beyond that, the staff of Petherbridge
Bassra take pride in their work and care about their clients’ cases and the reputation of the
firm. As a result, others know to take this firm seriously and more importantly to consider
your case seriously, because they know- we mean business.
You have our assurance that we will give you the best that we can give and treat you openly
and with respect and compassion.
Lawyers can be human too.
We are in it together.
Alan Petherbridge
• Support in the recruitment and management of
employees.
• Advice in relation to dismissing employees and
terminating employment.
• Drafting bespoke documentation such as contracts
of employment, compromise agreements, employee
handbooks and employment policies in relation to
redundancies, disciplinary action and grievances.
• Advice in relation to potential issues that can arise in
an employment contract and negotiating
contractual terms.
• Advice in respect of conducting dismissal,
redundancy, capability and grievance procedures.
• In-house training on new employment legislation
and best practice in order to prevent any
unnecessary disputes arising.
• Defending claims brought against your business in
the employment tribunal.
• Legal representation in the employment tribunal.
• Mediation and conciliation.
• Advising on the employment aspects of business
acquisitions and transfers.
• Advice in relation to sickness and holiday
management.
• Advice in relation to maternity and paternity leave.
• Advice on the Equality Act 2010 and discrimination.
• Advice on the Bribery Act 2010.
• Updating documents and policies when new
legislation is enforced.
Our Employment Law Services:
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We offer a variety of services and arrangements
depending upon your business needs.
For a yearly subscription, we provide an employment
advisory service whereby you will have access to
specialist legal advice in relation to employment
procedures in the workplace and how to deal with
difficult employment issues when they arise.
At the outset, we will review your employment
documentation to ensure that it is up-to-date and
compliant with current employment legislation. We
will also keep you informed of important updates in
employment law when they occur.
In addition to our employment advisory service, we
also offer fixed-fee employment services such as
drafting employment documentation, contracts of
employment, company handbooks and disciplinary
and grievance procedures.
In the event that you are defending proceedings in the
employment tribunal, we provide commercially
focused representation to enable you to get on with
running your own business.
If you wish to hear more about our employmentservices, please do not hesitate to contact us on01274 724114 and speak to a member of ourEmployment Law team. Alternatively you canemail us now at [email protected]
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We will provide you with advice and assistance
drawing up contracts of employment for all your
employees, ensuring that they comply with the Law
thereby minimising any problems arising from the
contract itself.
We can also check existing contracts to ensure
compliance with current legislation. A badly drafted
contract can cause many problems on its own, causing
disputes to arise where there would otherwise have
been no issue.
Contracts ofEmployment
The contract of employment sets out and governs the relationship
between an employer and an employee. The existence of an
employment contract is essential to provide clarity so that both the
employer and the employee know their respective rights and obligations.
A full and detailed handbook for staff is a key
management tool and is one of the first documents
that is given to a new employee. As a result, it not only
needs to reflect the culture and values of the
organisation, but should project a professional
impression of the organisation as a whole.
Without a clear staff handbook, organisations may fail
to follow their legal obligations and may also find that
custom and practice is established that is different to
the employer’s intention. This can lead to disputes with
employees and can be both costly and time
consuming. We ensure the handbook is drafted in
such a way to allow additional information to be
included to suit your organisation where required (for
example, Equal Opportunities and Internet and Email
use), but keeping it as simple as possible for your
organisation, allowing you to focus on a clear and
concise set of policies.
Employment Handbook
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Preparing a job description is not a legal requirement
but it can be useful for deciding the scope of the work,
advertising the job and clarifying what applicants will
have to do in the job. It can also help to assess a new
recruit’s performance and determine training needs.
Job Description
It has long been acknowledged that disputes in the
workplace are disruptive, stressful and costly - both for
employers and employees. BETWEEN APRIL 2012AND MARCH 2013, THERE WERE 874,000 CLAIMS.Once time and legal expenses are taken into account,
the average cost of an employment tribunal case for a
UK employer is £10,000.00.
By acting on our advice, we can help you to avoid the
necessity for a tribunal and minimise costs and
disruption to your business.
Employment Disputes
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By acting on our advice, we can help you to avoid
the necessity for a tribunal and minimise costs and
disruption to your business.
The procedure adopted when disciplining employees
depends on the reason for taking such action. We will
ensure that by using the correct procedure, the matter
is resolved effectively, avoiding claims.
Has your organisation got the right policies and
procedures it needs? Our advice could save you a lot
of problems later.
Discipline/DismissalAs new legislation is passed, we will ensure that you
are kept up to date by providing you with regular
newsletters and ‘emergency bulletins’. These are
produced in an easy to understand format so that
you remain well informed throughout your
contract with us.
New Legislation
Policies and Procedures
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We litigate, mediate and negotiate in order to obtain
the best commercial result for your business.
We act on your behalf in defending a claim in the
Employment Tribunal to ensure that you can get on
with running your own business.
We will guide you through the tribunal procedure and
draft responses to claims, draft witness statements,
provide representation for case management
discussions, pre-hearing reviews and final hearings,
prepare disclosure of documents, prepare trial
bundles and actively seek to negotiate the best
possible outcome from the receipt of a claim to the
final hearing.
If you require representation and legal services in
respect of a claim in the Employment Tribunal, please
do not hesitate to contact us for a FREE initial 30
minute consultation meeting.
If you want to take advantage of our employment
advice service, helping your business and providing a
supportive, rounded approach, please do not hesitate
to contact us for a FREE initial 30 minute consultation
meeting.
Litigation: Dealing with claimsin the Employment Tribunal
In the event that you are subject to a claim from an
employee in the Employment Tribunal, we provide a
proactive and supportive legal service to defend
such a claim.
Vintry House, 18-24 Piccadilly, Bradford, BD1 3LS
Tel: 01274 724114 Fax: 01274 724161
www.petherbridgebassra.com
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