Employment Law Services

Peter Etherington MA, is a fully qualified Employment Consultant with many years' experience supporting a wide range of businesses throughout the UK. In order to find out how Peter Etherington Employment Law Services can help you as the owner of a small business, take a few moments to consider whether you are able to answer confidently the following questions:

• Have my staff got employment contracts that are up to date and meaningful?
• Do I always recruit the best person for my business (or do I sometimes wish I had never recruited someone in the first place)?
• Do I know what entitlements my staff have to maternity, paternity, parental, adoption and compassionate leave, and to take time off to deal with emergencies, family illness, childcare issues, etc?
• Do I know how to deal effectively with employees whose behaviour causes problems for their colleagues or me?
• Do I know how to restructure my business without running into employment problems?
• Do all my employees understand my expectations of them and do they perform to the best of their ability?
• Do I know if I can change my staff's working arrangements (hours or pattern of work, duties, etc.) and, if so, how to do it?
• Do I know what to do when one of my employees becomes seriously ill and is unable to work for a long period? What about if they keep going off sick for short periods at a time - do I know how to tackle that?
• Do I know that there are statutory procedures I have to follow in order to make an employee redundant, retire an employee, deal with a staff complaint, deal with an employee's request to change or reduce their working hours? Would I know how to comply with them?

Please contact Peter Etherington for more details or to discuss your requirements (GD).