Hiring new staff can sometimes cause emotions to run high and create tension or anxiety with your existing employees. This can be particularly true if you are looking to grow your HR team or put in place a senior level of HR management.

Whether you are bringing your first employee into your business or you have a team in place already, our employment packs give you the basics (and more!) that you need to get you legally compliant and getting the best out of your team. We offer a range of solutions depending on your requirements from the very basics to a broader suite of policies, procedures, templates and guidance. 

HR admin can be a real headache for any business; paperwork, filing, spreadsheets and all manner of other manual processes can lead to inefficiency, confusion and wasted time not to mention security of personal data. 

Terminating an employee’s employment can feel like a long, protracted process and handling things wrong can lead to very costly employment tribunal claims. There is a quick, straightforward solution – settlement agreements – and managed well can lead to a clean break between employee and employer.   

Complaints and poor performance from your employees can have a huge impact on business performance, shifting focus away from core business. Handling things incorrectly can be costly for businesses both financially and to your reputation as well as team morale. 

Understanding the way people work, what motivates them, how they are different from their colleagues and how you can get the best out of your teams can make the difference between a good employee or team and an exceptional employee or team. This gives you the competitive edge.

TUPE is a hugely complex area and knowing where to start and how to manage a TUPE process can save you time and money and ensure that the transition between businesses is smooth, efficient and with the minimum disruption. 

Successful businesses rarely stand still and, inevitably, reach the point where change needs to happen, either to reach the next level or to scale back during challenging times. It’s a crucial time for a business and getting things wrong at this stage can lead to costly compensation claims and a workforce of seriously unhappy employees. 

Getting the best out of your people should be a key strategic priority for you; your people help you make your business a success.  Knowing where your opportunities are to improve employee performance, get back on track if you’re not compliant and revisit your systems and processes to make the people side of your business more efficient.

Litigation is a huge distraction for businesses. The costs associated with tribunal processes can mount up and impact on cashflow and overall profitability. In almost all cases, both parties come away from an employment tribunal process feeling mentally exhausted, battered and bruised regardless of who ‘won’ or ‘lost’.  

Contracts, handbooks, policies and procedures can feel like a minefield and getting any of it wrong can lead to costly mistakes being made that could have easily been avoided. 

Businesses often struggle with managing sickness absence whether it’s short term frequent absences or more complex, long term absences. 

Are your employees clear on what exceptional performance looks like in their roles? Do they have stretching targets and objectives that link directly to business targets? Too many businesses have busy teams but they lack the clarity of purpose, direction and focus to deliver exceptional results for you. 

How do you know how much to pay your employees? Do you pay a competitive salary compared you other businesses within the Midlands or Worcestershire area? Are you attracting the best talent to your business for your vacancies

Bringing the right people into your business gives you the edge over your competition and enables you to take ideas and concepts and turn them into a reality, growing your business and achieving your strategic objectives and priorities.