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Business Legal Services
HR and employment law training for employers
Help your business identify, manage, resolve and prevent employment related issues in the workplace and stay up-to-date on the ever-changing UK employment laws.
Maintaining a strong working knowledge of UK employment law practices and understanding your legal responsibilities as an employer and the impact of any legislative changes is vital to ensure your people are fully supported and that you stay compliant. Training can also help avoid potential complaints and form part of a defence to legal claims.
Preventing issues and improving performance
Benefits of HR and employment law training
Providing regular management and HR training for business owners, directors, managers and HR professionals, whether as a refresher or to upskill, comes with a number of benefits as it can help to:
Obtain a clear understanding of the latest employment law developments and any changes you may need to make to your existing or new policies and processes to ensure compliance.
Develop best practice and ensure consistency across your business, which can increase how attractive you are as an employer and also reduce the risk of potential future claims, and in some cases, training can form part of a legal defence.
Avoid costly and time-consuming employment tribunals, which can lead not only to financial but also reputational damage for your business.
Promote an improved working environment and ensure your talent is retained.
Upskill your managers so they can support your people and help resolve any workplace grievances and disputes effectively.
How we support you
A training programme to meet the needs of your business
Our training can be delivered in-person, virtually, through pre-recorded video training sessions or a combination of these. We will work with you to develop training that is tailored to your needs and that considers the experience level of participants, size and location of your group, and your preferences and budget.
Regardless of the format, we are committed to ensuring that our training sessions deliver on set objectives by being practical, interactive and free of jargon, and that participants come away with actionable steps to implement afterwards.
Topics we cover regularly are listed below but this is not an exhaustive list and we are very happy to work with you to develop bespoke training sessions specifically to the requirements of your business and sector.
- Absence management
- Business protection and post-termination restrictions
- Employment status
- Employing overseas nationals
- Equality and diversity in the workplace
- Flexible working management
- General employment law updates
- Handling grievances
- Handling restructuring and redundancies
- Handling workplace investigations
- Misconduct and disciplinaries
- Performance management
- Recruitment
- TUPE and outsourcing
We offer fixed rates for all our training, including half and full day training sessions. These rates can be reduced by up to 50% discounts under our subscription plans.
In addition to our training programme, we also offer regular webinars and updates on the latest employment law developments and cases. You can sign up to receive our monthly newsletter for all the latest updates and webinar details here.
We are here to help
Our team of employment law experts
We understand the common and complex issues business owners and HR professionals experience when it comes to managing a workforce and staying up-to-date with UK employment law. Our team of remote-based and senior employment lawyers form genuine partnerships with our clients and support them with on-going support and specialist contentious and non-contentious legal advice.
Please get in touch to discuss your training needs and we will provide you with a bespoke proposal and quotation that is tailored to you.
Find out more about the team here:
A FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM
Expert in employment law
As well offering management and HR training, our team of senior employment solicitors can assist you across all areas of employment law, including:
Pricing and service plans
Legal support designed
to fit your business needs
Our three transparent service plans are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
Engage
Flexible access to senior solicitors at highly competitive rates
An alternative to our subscription plans, offering access to full service legal expertise on a project-by-project basis.
Enable
Purpose built legal support for start-ups and smaller businesses
Monthly subscription plan for £215 per month, with £145 monthly credit and access to all legal services at 50% discount on our Standard Rates.
Extend
Comprehensive legal partnership for established businesses
Fully account managed and scalable annual subscription plan with support from a curated team of partners and senior solicitors, with up to 34% discount on our Standard Rates.
Testimonials
What our clients say
Harper James provides my small growing business with a scalable, reliable, team-oriented approach to legal advice. Whenever we face a problem, I know that Harper James are there to provide helpful and cost-effective advice, to scope out the options, make clear the costs and risks, and give me the information I need to make decisions.
Bryn Richards
CEO,
Aeristech
As a University spin-out getting the right team of lawyers to support our emerging business was fundamental and the team are always available to provide us with the invaluable guidance and support we require.
David Hodgson
CEO,
Amalyst
Our longstanding relationship has enabled us to get deals over the line quickly and efficiently, with minimum fuss or kickback from opposing lawyers representing the companies we’re investing in. I find the legal team at Harper James efficient, smart and personable. Speed is of the essence for early stage investing and Harper James recognises this and acts accordingly.
Kieran Hill
COO,
Ascension Ventures
The team at Harper James have demonstrated time and again that they have a deep understanding of the issues facing entrepreneurial businesses and their funding.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
They adopted a proactive approach to overcoming issues, and their knowledge of the sector and investors and preparedness to identify novel solutions has proved extremely beneficial.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
Harper James swiftly solves problems with a minimum of fuss. I strongly recommend them and they are a pleasure to work with.
Jean de Fougerolles
CEO,
Ascension Ventures
Harper James provides my small growing business with a scalable, reliable, team-oriented approach to legal advice. Whenever we face a problem, I know that Harper James are there to provide helpful and cost-effective advice, to scope out the options, make clear the costs and risks, and give me the information I need to make decisions.
Bryn Richards
CEO,
Aeristech
As a University spin-out getting the right team of lawyers to support our emerging business was fundamental and the team are always available to provide us with the invaluable guidance and support we require.
David Hodgson
CEO,
Amalyst
Our longstanding relationship has enabled us to get deals over the line quickly and efficiently, with minimum fuss or kickback from opposing lawyers representing the companies we’re investing in. I find the legal team at Harper James efficient, smart and personable. Speed is of the essence for early stage investing and Harper James recognises this and acts accordingly.
Kieran Hill
COO,
Ascension Ventures
The team at Harper James have demonstrated time and again that they have a deep understanding of the issues facing entrepreneurial businesses and their funding.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
They adopted a proactive approach to overcoming issues, and their knowledge of the sector and investors and preparedness to identify novel solutions has proved extremely beneficial.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
Harper James swiftly solves problems with a minimum of fuss. I strongly recommend them and they are a pleasure to work with.
Jean de Fougerolles
CEO,
Ascension Ventures
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