You may wish to engage Duncan HR on more formal basis. Companies can enrol the service (for example 1-3 days per year) to look after all their Human Resource and Personnel affairs. You can decide how to use that time, for a specific project, training or simply to know you will be able to receive good advice either in person or at the end of a phone.

In addition, with this service, Duncan HR will ensure that all your polices and procedures, contracts and handbooks if necessary and will provide a complete “Manual for Management” that includes:-

• All the relevant legislation condensed down into a summary format.
• Detailed procedures that you can follow, safe in the knowledge you will be covering all the correct steps, including sample letters covering almost every situations.
• In addition, each procedure has a summary you can place into your handbook or give to your employees upon request to increase their awareness and improve staff communication.

What does the Manual for Management include?

It is a comprehensive summary of all the policies, procedures and practices relating to the employment of staff in your company covering:

• Grievance procedures (statutory and non-statutory)
• Discipline procedures (misconduct, capability )
• Appeals procedures (after discipline or grievances)
• Working time directive regulations (working week, rest days, breaks, night workers)
• Discrimination regulations (sex, race, disability, equal pay act etc)
• Maternity procedures (leave, pay, return to work )
• Redundancy procedures (consultation, notice periods, statutory pay)
• Trade Union recognition procedures (selection pools, ballot procedures)
• Wages regulations (itemised pay statement, unlawful deductions)
• Leave provisions (parental, paternity, flexible working etc )
• Service entitlements (statutory entitlements that accrue with service)
• Contracts of employment

The manual will be tailored to reflect the needs of your business, and will have the look and feel of an “in-house “developed policy and procedure guide.

Included with the supply and tailoring of the manual to suit your business, Duncan HR will monitor the evolving legislation and send revisions and updates to ensure the manual is always up to date.