easy employment law online
The increase in employment regulations coupled with the emergence of ‘compensation culture’ make it necessary for employers to take great care in making decisions involving their employees. Making mistakes can be expensive, but with the right systems and support in place they can be avoided.

easy employment law online has been developed for people who manage staff at all levels by a team with vast experience in employment law and HR. Everything an employer needs to comply with the law and implement best practice is contained within the system.

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Employers guide
Our comprehensive online guide provides instant access to practical, jargon-free guidance on all aspects of employment law, HR and health and safety. The guide is easy to navigate and each section can be read online or downloaded in print-friendly format.

Written and regularly updated by experts the guide covers the full employment lifecycle. Principal author Barry Cushway is an independent HR consultant and published author with over 30 years’ HR and employment law experience. Barry is Personnel Advisor to the Institue of Directors, Executive Editor of Gee’s Essential Facts: Employment and a fellow of both the Institue of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Charted Institute of Personnel and Development.

Sections

• recruiting staff
• employment status and types of contract
• statutory rights
• paying staff
• benefits
• working hours and holidays
• sickness and absence
• family-friendly rights
• employee records and data protection
• monitoring and surveillance
• discrmination
• performance management
• handling organisational change
• trade unions
• handling disciplinary issues
• dealing with grievances
• termination of employment
• redundancy
• dealing with employment tribunals

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Document library
Immediate access is available to a full range of professionally drafted HR and legal document templates that can be downloaded, edited and adapted. Preparing the documents for your business couldn’t be simpler. Full guidance is provided and our team are on hand to provide support by telephone and email.

Employment contracts

• employment contracts
• optional clauses
• director’s service agreement
• contractor’s agreement
• staff handbook

Policies and procedures

• disciplinary procedure
• grievance procedure
• absence reporting
• time off in lieu of overtime
• holidays
• maternity
• adoption
• parental leave
• flexible working
• time off for dependents
• equal opportunities
• company property
• gifts
• intellectual property
• smoking at work
• data protection
• internet and e-mail
• redundancy
• retirement

Forms and letters

• recruitment and induction
• discipline and grievances
• performance and capability
• maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
• requests for flexible working
• redundancy
• retirement

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Unrivalled support
Clients have the peace of mind that comes with unlimited support via telephone and email. All clients have access to their own dedicated account manager with responsibility for customer satisfaction and providing technical assistance including guidance on the law and implementing procedures.

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Online news & email bulletins
To keep our customers up to speed with changes to employment law, HR practice and health and safety we provide regular newsletters and bulletins. In addition our client area is constantly updated with relevant items that will be of interest to business owners and managers.

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Legislation library & resources
Legislation, including Regulations and Codes of Practice can be easily accessed through our resources area.

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“A practical, jargon free guide… focuses on both the legal and non legal essentials for effective people management”
People Management

“A goldmine of hands-on, non-legalese expert advice and information”
Business Plus

“Mixes law and practice in exactly the way that directors of small companies find most useful, and is written and laid out with rare clarity. It covers a very wide range of employment and personnel issues, and for most purposes, in exactly the right level of detail.”
Pamela Bater, fomer Head of Business Services, the Institute of Directors

“A comprehensive source of practical guidance that should ensure you keep on the right side of the law”
First Voice