What I Do

What I do

Resolving a Grievance or managing a performance or conduct related Disciplinary matter takes time, effort and resources. It can also be very expensive if you get it wrong – a frustrated or resentful employee, a lack of credibility with other employees and potential legal / recruitment fees can all disrupt the operation of your business and force you to incur unwanted and unforeseen costs.  Positive management of these situations and processes will help you retain your staff and further reduce the chance of you facing the costs of staff turnover and the potentially high expense of defending a claim an employment tribunal.

  • HR Consultancy

    Consultancy projects are invariably focussed on helping identify ways and means to help create the working environment in which people want to work - one in which people are more willing to go the 'extra mile', or as we are now labelling it, the 'discretionary effort'. No matter what format they take, they will be conducted in both an inclusive and collaborative manner.

  • Employment Contracts

    I also work with companies to ensure that their Contracts of Employment / Statements of Terms and Conditions of Employment work to protect their interests and are legally compliant. This will usually involve updating / redrafting both Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures.

  • Specialist Investigations

    Such investigations vary widely in their nature. Irrespective of the nature, an independent investigator can provide an unbiased and objective response. This can often be of great value to a company where it is concerned over potential future Tribunal claims.

  • Training Seminars & Workshops

    I can support your business through helping develop and grow the skills of your managers in a variety of areas, possibly devising a 'Manager's Tool-kit'. Typical areas which I provide this support are:-

  • What I don't do

    I focus my work within my specialist areas of expertise - Grievance, Disciplinary, Appeals and Redundancy processes. If you have the need for someone to do general professional HR work, I can happily refer you to a trusted colleague who will be able to help. If you have a need for HR or administration, payroll processing, pensions or anything related to Health & Safety, I’m not the guy for you. There, I told you I wouldn't waste your time!

  • Where I do it

    Although much of my work is undertaken in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, London and East Anglia, I work with clients pretty much anywhere in the UK and Europe.