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Specialist Employment Advice for Education from Petherbridge Bassra Solicitors
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Employment Lawfor Schools
Specialist EmploymentAdvice for Education
PetherbridgeYour Local SolicitorsBassra
We’re on your side…
Our Employment Law Sevices 3
Contracts of Employment 5
Employment Handbook 5
Job Description 5
Employment Disputes 6
In-house training 6
Discipline/Dismissal 8
Policies and Procedures 8
New Legislation 8
Litigation 10
PetherbridgeYour Local SolicitorsBassra
Petherbridge Bassra is a Bradford firm helping clients with cases close to home, nationally
and internationally. These pages will tell you what we do and how we do it and naturally we
will highlight what we consider to be our virtues. But beyond that, the staff of Petherbridge
Bassra take pride in their work and care about their clients’ cases and the reputation of the
firm. As a result, others know to take this firm seriously and more importantly to consider
your case seriously, because they know- we mean business.
You have our assurance that we will give you the best that we can give and treat you openly
and with respect and compassion.
Lawyers can be human too.
We are in it together.
Alan Petherbridge
We understand how stressful and time consuming it
can be to deal with difficult personnel issues and
balance your time so that you can focus on providing
high quality education for your pupils.
Our philosophy is that for a school to be outstanding,
the people providing support services to that school
must also be exceptional.
We work alongside local educational establishments
with a supportive and personal approach; providing
efficient and cost effective legal advice in relation to
employment issues.
Within educational establishments, the most common
employment issues involve under-performance and
long-term sickness absences. It is important that these
issues are tackled fairly but efficiently as soon as they
arise. We fully support head teachers so that the best
outcomes can be delivered for their school.
For a yearly subscription, we provide an employment
advisory service whereby you will have access to
specialist legal advice in relation to employment
related issues at the end of the phone, when you
require it.
This service includes guidance on how to deal with issues
such as:
• Absenteeism management• Changing terms and conditions of employment• Disciplinaries and Grievances• Staff Allegations• Redundancies and Restructuring• Terminating fixed term contracts• Compromise agreements• Performance Management and Capability issues• The Equality Act 2010 and Discrimination• Stress, Harassment and Bullying• Maternity and Paternity Leave
In addition to our employment advisory service, we also
provide fixed-fee employment services; including
drafting bespoke contracts of employment, handbooks
and social media policies, tailored to ensure that they suit
your establishment and your aims but are also compliant
with current employment legislation.
In the unfortunate event that you are currently defending
a claim in the employment tribunal, we can represent you
and ensure that the best solution can be achieved at the
lowest cost for you. As already established employment
advisers within the community, we are able to obtain
good quality Barristers at competitive prices.
If you wish to hear more about our specialist employment services for educational establishments, please donot hesitate to contact us on 01274 724 114 and speak to a member of our employment team. Alternatively, youcan email us now at louisecolledge@petherbridgebassra.com
Our Employment Law Services:
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We will provide you with advice and assistance
drawing up contracts of employment for all your
employees, ensuring that they comply with the Law
thereby minimising any problems arising from the
contract itself.
We can also check existing contracts to ensure
compliance with current legislation. A badly drafted
contract can cause many problems on its own, causing
disputes to arise where there would otherwise have
been no issue.
Contracts ofEmployment
The contract of employment sets out and governs the relationship
between an employer and an employee. The existence of an
employment contract is essential to provide clarity so that both the
employer and the employee know their respective rights and obligations.
A full and detailed handbook for staff is a key
management tool and is one of the first documents
that is given to a new employee. As a result, it not only
needs to reflect the culture and values of the
organisation, but should project a professional
impression of the school as a whole.
Without a clear staff handbook, schools may fail to
follow their legal obligations and may also find that
custom and practice is established that is different to
the employer’s intention. This can lead to disputes with
employees and can be both costly and time
consuming. We ensure the handbook is drafted in
such a way to allow additional information to be
included to suit your school where required (for
example, Equal Opportunities and Internet and Email
use), but keeping it as simple as possible for your
organisation, allowing you to focus on a clear and
concise set of policies.
Employment Handbook
Preparing a job description is not a legal requirement
but it can be useful for deciding the scope of the work,
advertising the job and clarifying what applicants will
have to do in the job. It can also help to assess a new
recruit’s performance and determine training needs.
Job Description
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It is important that schools have personnel who can
confidently carry out employment procedures to
enable you to have a motivated and engaged team
behind you.
We provide bespoke in-house training on how to deal
with specific employment related issues, new
employment legislation and best practice.
In-House Training
It has long been acknowledged that disputes in the
workplace are disruptive, stressful and costly - both for
employers and employees. Once time and legal
expenses are taken into account, the average cost of
an employment tribunal case for a UK school is
£8,500.
By acting on our advice, we can help you to avoid the
necessity for a tribunal and minimise costs and
disruption to your school.
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By acting on our advice, we can help you to avoid
the necessity for a tribunal and minimise costs and
disruption to your time.
The procedure adopted when disciplining employees
depends on the reason for taking such action. We will
ensure that by using the correct procedure, the matter
will be resolved effectively and quickly therefore
avoiding claims.
Has your school got the right policies and
procedures it needs? Our advice could save you a lot
of problems later.
Discipline/DismissalAs new legislation is passed, we will ensure that you
are kept up to date by providing you with regular
newsletters and ‘emergency bulletins’. These are
produced in an easy to understand format so that
you remain well informed throughout your
contract with us.
New Legislation
Policies and Procedures
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We litigate, mediate and negotiate in order to obtain
the best commercial result for your school.
We act on your behalf in defending a claim in the
Employment Tribunal to relieve what can be a stressful
process.
We will guide you through the tribunal procedure and
draft responses to claims, draft witness statements,
provide representation for case management
discussions, pre-hearing reviews and final hearings,
prepare disclosure of documents, prepare trial
bundles and actively seek to negotiate the best
possible outcome from the receipt of a claim to the fi
nal hearing.
If you require representation and legal services in
respect of a claim in the Employment Tribunal, please
do not hesitate to contact us for a consultation.
If you want to take advantage of our employment
advice service, helping your business and providing a
supportive, rounded approach, please do not hesitate
to contact us.
Litigation: Dealing with claimsin the Employment Tribunal
In the event that you are subject to a claim from an
employee in the Employment Tribunal, we provide a
proactive and supportive legal service to defend
such a claim.
Vintry House, 18-24 Piccadilly, Bradford, BD1 3LS
Tel: 01274 724114 Fax: 01274 724161
mail@petherbridgebassra.com
www.petherbridgebassra.com
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: REGIS ID 613817
Call us now…01274 724 114
Email us now…education@petherbridgebassra.com
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