petherbridge bassra employment law for business

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Employment Advice

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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


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


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

[email protected]

www.petherbridgebassra.com

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