elliswhittam.com

Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety Services

Achieving excellence and ensuring legal

compliance in the way you manage your

people and their wellbeing is not easy.

With frequent changes to legislation

and the continual raising of the bar for

best practice, increasing numbers of

employers are turning to Ellis Whittam

to help them meet these challenges

head on.

As the leading provider of quality

Employment Law, HR and Health

& Safety services, we have vast

experience of taking even the best

run organisations to the next level and

putting those who are facing difficulties on the right track.

We have a large, experienced team

of legally qualified Employment Law Advisers with extensive experience of

supporting organisations of all sizes

in all sectors. Upon joining EW, you

are given a dedicated adviser who will

help you with all your challenges from

Be secure. Achieve more.absenteeism to TUPE transfers,

from discipline to zero hours contracts.

You can call for support as often as you

need, whenever you like, all for a fixed fee.

Health and safety will naturally be

a top priority for you. Protecting the

wellbeing of anyone affected by your

organisation’s activities is a legal

requirement and makes financial sense too. Many employers value the support

they receive from Ellis Whittam not only

because it helps ensure compliance

with health and safety legislation, but

also because it helps them to implement

best practice. In fact, we have so much

confidence in the quality of our service that we can act as your legally required

Competent Person for health and safety.

With the inspirational support of Ellis

Whittam you will enjoy peace of mind,

financial security and develop the foundations for ongoing organisational

excellence.

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“Without doubt, joining Ellis Whittam is one of the best business

decisions we have ever made.”

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Why Ellis Whittam?We offer unlimited support for a fixed fee. You can call on us as often as you like. There is no clock watching, no charging by the hour and no small print to

catch you out.

No two organisations are the same, so our services are tailored to your exact

requirements. We can be as hands-on or as light touch as you need but we

always ensure you are compliant and protected.

We are proactive. Our services are not based around simply reviewing,

monitoring and telling you what needs to be done - we actually help you to

implement changes and make improvements within your workplace.

Like traditional law firms and consultancies, we employ only highly qualified people. The vast majority of our experienced Employment Law Advisers

have qualified as solicitors and even as barristers and now specialise only in employment law. Likewise, our Health & Safety Consultants are all professionally

qualified with many years’ experience across a wide range of sectors.

We are not a call centre offering cautious advice. Your dedicated Employment

Law Adviser and Health & Safety Consultant will build lasting relationships with

you by understanding your objectives and the way you like to operate.

Our service is underpinned by providing every client with a dedicated Client

Manager to ensure you are getting maximum value and that you are never less

than delighted with the service you receive from Ellis Whittam.

We operate to the highest professional and ethical standards. Our clients

appreciate the swift efficiency with which we deal with their challenges and the sensitive way in which we handle difficult issues. This is why we are trusted by thousands of employers across the UK from small, local organisations to

international brands.Tas, Regional Business Director

Victoria, Client Manager

“Sharing a similar ethos and values

to that of our own business, in

providing excellent service and

recognising the needs of the

customer, were key in our decision

to appoint Ellis Whittam.”

Stuart Bone, HR DirectorAspray24

“Our nominated Employment

Law Adviser and Health & Safety

Consultant have the benefit of working with many companies

across the UK. They have an

immense amount of insight and

are able to share that expertise

with us so that not only do we get

things right legally, we can also

be sure we are doing things in a

way that has a positive impact on

the bottom line.”

Gavin Tennent, General ManagerBraehead Foods

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Whether it’s for strategic advice, to guide you step-by-step through a problem or just to give you the reassurance of a second opinion, your own

named Employment Law Adviser is just a phone call or email away. And because this is a fixed fee service, you can contact us as often as you need to – it won’t cost you a penny more.

Employment Law & HRUnlimited support for a fixed fee.

Service Highlights• Unlimited support for a fixed fee with no catches, enabling

you to budget with confidence years in advance.

• A named, legally qualified Employment Law Adviser as your dedicated point of contact.

• Contracts of employment and Employee Handbook

created or updated ensuring you are following best practice

and legally compliant.

• All your employment law challenges handled including

disciplinaries, grievances, zero hours contracts, dismissals,

attendance, performance, maternity, TUPE, redundancy,

agency workers and much more.

• Bespoke letters and documents drafted on your behalf -

we don’t just offer advice.

• Employment Tribunal support handling negotiations with

Acas, the claimants and their advisers.

• Legal Expenses Insurance protects you from the costs of

defending an employment claim and any resultant settlement

costs and compensation awards.

• My EW provides online access to a unique suite of

employment law and HR materials as well as your handbook,

contracts of employment and copies of correspondence

between Ellis Whittam and your organisation.

• Telephone calls recorded and stored on My EW for you to

retrieve and review, should you choose this service.

• EW Assist allows you to manage many aspects of your HR

functions online including leave requests, sickness, injury

reporting, appraisals, training and many other aspects of

people management.

• Regular bulletins ensure you are well informed. Your

Employment Law Adviser and Client Manager will also keep

in touch to ensure you are up to date and never less than

delighted with the service.

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Should you wish to undertake a strategic review or if you are

dealing with specific workforce challenges, our HR Consultancy

service can identify innovative, cost effective solutions. You can

also benefit from our consultancy services through a fixed fee retainer agreement.

We use our extensive expertise to help you conduct Investigations

into cases such as harassment or discrimination and to resolve

disputes with Mediation between parties.

Our Occupational Health Services include medical screening,

physiotherapy, managing stress and wellbeing.

Our Employment Law & HR Training draws on case studies

amassed from our extensive experience supporting employers.

We can deliver specially devised courses for you on topics such

as Performance Management, Bullying & Harassment, Conflict Resolution, Equality & Diversity and Disciplinary & Grievance.

Even if you are not a client of our fixed fee service, our expert advocates can provide Employment Tribunal Support to protect

your organisation from financial and reputational harm.

Our EW Recruit service produces job descriptions, promotes

vacancies, runs aptitude and personality assessments and

secures suitable candidates for your organisation, all for a highly

competitive fixed fee.

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We provide an action-based service rather than merely performing audits and handing back reports. We help you implement measures to

meet your legal obligations and protect the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone affected by your activities. Our proactive, hands-on

support can help protect you from prosecution and provides the foundation for continuous improvement.

Health & SafetyWe have so much confidence in our service, we can act as your legally required Competent Person.

Service Highlights

• A named, qualified Health & Safety Consultant as your

dedicated point of contact.

• Competent Person role fulfilled by your Consultant.

• General Risk Assessment or appropriate inspections to

suit your risk profile conducted on-site.

• Prioritised Safety Action Plan, Health & Safety Policy

and Employee Health & Safety Handbook, tailored to

your needs, developed by your Consultant.

• Inspections and assessments continue as appropriate

over the term of your agreement to ensure ongoing

compliance and improvement.

• 24/7 telephone support from a qualified Consultant.

• My EW provides online access to a unique library of

information, practical guides and template documents.

You can also access all your documents prepared by

your Consultant.

• Email alerts inform you when actions are due. You can

retrieve vital management information from My EW to

monitor progress.

• Emergency assistance is provided in the case of, for

example, serious incidents and visits from the Health and

Safety Executive (HSE) and other enforcement authorities.

We attend your premises, undertake investigations and

manage the situation.

• Liaison with enforcement authorities will be led by us in

the event of investigations and prosecutions.

• Legal Expenses Insurance pays your legal costs in the

event you need to defend a prosecution by the enforcement

authorities. It also covers Fee For Intervention (FFI)

charges you may incur from the HSE.

• Regular bulletins ensure you are well informed. Your

Client Manager will also keep in touch to ensure you are up

to date and never less than delighted with the service.

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We provide a range of audit and inspection services,

including Fire Risk Assessments, asbestos surveys, PAT

testing, Legionella risk assessments and maintenance of

fire alarms and emergency lighting.

Our Occupational Health Services help ensure that you

are providing an appropriate environment to protect the

wellbeing of your employees.

Drawing on our experience of working with thousands

of employers, we deliver Health & Safety Training on a

huge range of topics including General Health & Safety

Awareness, Risk Assessments, IOSH Managing / Directing /

Working Safely, Manual Handling and Fire Marshal Training.

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“We set extremely high standards for all

our suppliers and Ellis Whittam always

surpass our expectations. We have been

so impressed that we had no hesitation

in renewing our agreement!”

Steven Van Herwijnen, General Manager Danubius Hotel Regents Park

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e-learning delivers your essential training via the internet using videos

and interactive testing. This innovative approach can save up to 80%

compared with the costs of traditional classroom based learning.

Training is undertaken at any time and at any location where internet

access is available. You no longer need to take whole teams away

from the work place when training is required.

We offer courses in more than forty topics including Lone Working,

Stress, Driving Safety, Display Screen Equipment, Fire Safety, Food

Hygiene, Slips Trips & Falls and Manual Handling.

Most courses are accredited by the Royal Society for the Prevention

of Accidents (ROSPA).

While the focus is on Health & Safety, the library of available

courses is continually growing to include other key skills required by

employees in a modern, efficient workplace.

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“I have recommended Ellis

Whittam to a number of schools.

I don’t do this lightly and only

when I am confident that I am endorsing a high quality service.

Choosing Ellis Whittam has proved

to be an excellent decision.”

Moira Griffiths-Parr, Director of Finance & Business AdministrationSt. Margaret’s Church of England Academy

Switching to Ellis WhittamIf you are with another provider and

considering switching to Ellis Whittam, you

may be worried that the level of service

you receive from your current provider will

drop off when you serve your notice. Our

Transitional Period Support removes all

those concerns and means you can benefit from fully insured support from Ellis Whittam

even though you have not yet left your

current provider.

“CMI as a leader in professional

management and leadership has

to have the best employment

advice to ensure we practise what

we preach. Ellis Whittam have

on several occasions stopped

decisions being made or actions

undertaken which could have

been detrimental to CMI and its

reputation externally.”

Suzanne MathesonChartered Management Institute

“The continuity of Ellis Whittam’s

support team has allowed us to

develop a strong relationship

with our nominated advisers

and we find that continuity very reassuring. The advice is always

tailored to take into consideration

our specific business needs.”

Kiren Samani, HR Manager Empire Cinemas

Deven Thakrar, CEO

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