HR•EMPLOYMENT LAW•H&S

>>> Who we are...

Established in 1986 and based in the North West, we provide employers

throughout the UK with HR, Employment Law and Health & Safety

support. Our philosophy is that our clients’ commercial objectives

are paramount, and our goal is to help them achieve their goals. Our

team are all professionally qualified and have extensive HR or H&S

experience across a range of sectors. They are also commercially

focused, personable and great listeners, making it their business to

get to know your business. We have grown through reputation, with

referrals being our biggest source of new clients, and there aren’t many

employment or health and safety issues which we haven’t encountered.

As we combine this experience with expert knowledge of the

surrounding legal context, you can rest assured that if you work with

EML you’ll be working with a support provider to be reckoned with.

>>> HR Advice

When you come to EML for HR or Employment Law

advice, you won’t be contacting a call centre. You will be

speaking to one of a small team of professionally qualified

HR practitioners, each with extensive experience in their

field, and all of whom work from our offices in Greater

Manchester. Without wanting to give away their ages, they

have over 150 years of combined experience advising on

employment matters, and it isn’t an exaggeration to say

that they have “been there, done that and got the t-shirt!”

We act as an outsourced HR department for smaller

clients, and for our larger clients we act as a sounding

board and specialist support provider to their internal HR

teams. Whatever your question, we’ll have an answer that

takes account of your wider commercial objectives. We are

accessible, on-hand and will advise you in no-nonsense

terms (we often have an allergic reaction to jargon!) and

we think you will find us a refreshing alternative to overly

safe and inflexible insurance-backed advice providers as

well as being more cost-effective than most solicitors and

big law firms.

>>> HR Documents

Let’s face it, few business people relish writing contracts and policies. But if your HR practices

aren’t underpinned with robust and up-to-date documents, which are specifically written to

protect your business interests whilst being flexible enough to accommodate change, then

your business is likely to come unstuck at some stage. Whilst it might not be the most exciting

part of what we do, we will draft Contracts of Employment, Employee Handbooks and

Policies which properly reflect the individual needs of your organisation, and our experience

in dealing with the dreaded Employment Tribunal means that we know what is required from

a legal perspective.

>>> HR Projects

If you have ever had to deal with an emotive redundancy

situation, complex disciplinary process or incendiary

grievance situation, you will know how arduous,

time-consuming and downright risky the handling

of these matters can be. Our on-site assistance in

such matters can prove invaluable. We will bring our

extensive experience to bear in an approach which

involves thorough preparation, clear analysis, robust

recommendations and efficient delivery. What’s more,

our interventions often result in increased credibility

from the employee’s perspective and free up valuable

management time. Other HR projects we can undertake

range from TUPE transfers and staff restructures through

to designing and delivering staff engagement initiatives.

>>> Employment Tribunal Representation

Over the course of the last 30 years, we have helped

employers defend in excess of 3,000 tribunal claims. We are

not a big law firm with fees to match, nor are we a solicitors

practice that prefers to keep clients at arm’s length. What we

offer is a down-to-earth, commercially focused Employment

Tribunal representation team that comprises some tenacious

advocates whose sole aim is to secure the most favourable

outcome for you and your business. Whilst we are able to offer

insurance to protect your organisation against the costs of

defending an Employment Tribunal claim (including dealing

with Early Conciliation), this is entirely optional and will never

compromise the control you have over your own business

decisions.

>>> HR Training

We are firm believers that training is only effective if

it changes behaviour. To achieve this, we design and

deliver bespoke training initiatives that are pragmatic,

user friendly and inclusive. As well as exploring the

knowledge and skills of employees, we encourage them

to step outside their comfort zones and challenge their

existing behaviours and perceptions. By combining

direct delivery with engaging practical exercises, role

plays, group discussions and open forums, we ensure

that attendees not only learn, but also have fun.

>>> Health & Safety

You aren’t alone if you think that the words “Health and Safety” are synonymous with large

volumes of paperwork and unnecessarily complicated systems, policies and procedures which

can detract from getting the job done. However, you also aren’t alone if the prospect of a serious

accident which could have been prevented is a concern. We believe that Health and Safety

documents which rarely see the light of day are a waste of time and project a negative attitude

towards a fundamental aspect of working life. Our aim is to make your life easier by offering

a pragmatic approach to legal compliance in this area which is underpinned by effective but

user-friendly documentation and systems which are developed in conjunction with staff. This

maximises the chances that the policies will be implemented and will provide the necessary

protection to you, your staff and your organisation.”

>>> What our clients say

Having worked with them for some five years now, we find their support to be effective, efficient and professional, but also personal, pragmatic and user-friendly. Crucially, they never over complicate the more difficult aspects of HR or Health & Safety with jargon and legalese. This has been invaluable to our company throughout a period of rapid growth and shifting operational requirements. The value we now place on EML’s service – and our working relationship in general – is such that we would recommend them without hesitation.”

“Employee Management Ltd has advised and supported us over many years on various employment matters. They demonstrate the excellent technical know-how of employment law experts combined with the commercial focus of seasoned HR practitioners and always provide us with accurate but practical solutions.”

“Our sincere thanks for the thoroughly professional job that you have done for us in conducting this investigation on our behalf. Your ability to identify and present the key issues, and to evaluate and assess the evidence, has allowed us to move this situation forward. We were impressed by your diligent approach, thorough analysis, and with the sheer professionalism which you brought to a complex scenario.”

“Employee Management Ltd (EML) has supported the business as specialist HR consultants for many years, providing ideas on strategy and mechanisms to achieve desired results, all of which were permeated by a commercial view and had an eye on our longer term business objectives. We have enjoyed a great working relationship with EML and highly recommend them.”

“Their support has been fantastic, not only in the quality of information supplied, but in the timely response in and out of normal work times which makes you, as a client, feel like you are their only client.”

Director of a nationwide provider of motorcycle engineering services and insurance solutions

Managing Director of a global industrial adhesives provider

Senior Management of an international organisation operating in the charitable sector

HR Director of a nationwide bar and nightclub operator

HR Director of a nationwide motorways service area operator

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Employee Management Limited

Suite 8, Stone Cross Place, Stone Cross Lane North, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2SH

T: +44 (0)1942 727 200 F: +44 (0)1942 727 225 E: eml@employeemanagement.co.uk

www.employeemanagement.co.uk