Employment Law and People Management. A full people support service for your business - taking the headache out of managing your staff

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1 Commercial Practical Responsive Employment Law and People Management A full people support service for your business - taking the headache out of managing your staff clarkewillmott.com Great service... Great people...

2 Clarke Willmott provides us with expert employment law advice as well as practical hands-on HR consultant support to work on-site with our own in-house team as and when we need it. This joined up approach, together with their commitment to help us succeed as an outstanding education establishment, makes them really stand out from their competition Andy Berry, Vice Principal, Bridgwater & Taunton College What do we do? We take the headache out of managing staff What s our secret? The combination of employment lawyers and HR consultants working hand in hand. From HR operational helpline support to business immigration advice and employment tribunals, we give you peace of mind when dealing with any staffing issues. Rest assured - we have the answers. Our promise To provide you with commercial results driven support and to not leave you waiting - we turn things around quickly. Key contacts Kevin Jones Partner & Head of the Team kevin.jones@clarkewillmott.com Bristol Bex Sinclair Head of the HR Consultancy Unit bex.sinclair@clarkewillmott.com Taunton / Bristol Kate Gardner Partner kate.gardner@clarkewillmott.com Taunton Sharon Latham Partner sharon.latham@clarkewillmott.com Bristol Marc Long Partner marc.long@clarkewillmott.com Southampton Emma Hamnett Partner emma.hamnett@clarkewillmott.com Manchester clarkewillmott.com 2 3 Great service... Great people...

3 Not sure which HR services you need? On site HR audits Practical / operational HR support Provided remotely or on-site dependent on client need; interim support We offer an initial full review of all your existing HR processes in the employee life-cycle from recruitment and induction to exits. We follow this with a risk report and breakdown of HR projects all in an easy to read report written in plain English. We can then carry out the recommendations as appropriate. The audit covers: HR strategy Contracts Staff handbooks Policies & procedures HR systems & processes to support operational day-to-day needs Training needs of managers Those without any internal HR and don t know what they need Owner managed businesses & SMEs Businesses that are looking to sell in the near future and want to get their HR infrastructure in place to aid due diligence Businesses with high spend on recruitment, sick pay or agency fees impacting the bottom line We work with owner managed businesses, MDs and CEOs or existing HR to provide operational HR support joined up with legal advice. This might include support on implementing advice given from our legal team e.g. restructuring, redundancy projects, tricky disciplinaries, grievances and conducting investigations. It also covers one-off project work. HR helpline (telephone & advice) Full recruitment support including psychometric assessments Induction & probation reviews and processes Disciplinary, grievance and capability support Ill health case management Flexible working requests Maternity and paternity queries Restructures and redundancies support TUPE support Line manager training Business owners who haven t dealt with HR processes before HR staff without capacity or expert knowledge Businesses with no internal HR, or internal HR who are taking leave Businesses recruiting at senior level and HR recruitment Businesses wanting to restructure their own HR teams We see the Clarke Willmott Employment and HR team support as part of our own in-house team that provides seamless expertise to ensure we are providing a valued and credible HR service to our business Jenny Naylor, HR Director, Rawle Gammon & Baker clarkewillmott.com 4 5 Great service... Great people...

4 Let us deal with the HR nitty gritty HR documentation, systems, administration support and fully outsourced HR We help you draft and implement all the necessary HR documentation and administration systems that you need. Drafting employment contracts Drafting handbooks, policies & procedures HR forms and checklists Job descriptions How to guides for managing HR issues Performance management systems Management reporting people analytics Provision of all your day to day HR support We can also provide a straightforward, easy to use and cost effective cloud based HR system to keep all employee data in one place and provide a structure for the provision of HR support; keeping systems simple and practical. Businesses that have no HR structure in place Businesses looking to sell shortly HR teams with no HR IT system and lots of spreadsheets Businesses seeking to minimise cost of an existing HR function Strategic HR & management consultancy We work with owner managed businesses, MDs and CEOs to provide HR director level support. Developing a people strategy Employee engagement surveys Reward & recognition Management development & coaching Leadership development & coaching Talent development Communication strategy Developing a succession plan Driving high performance teams Developing your employer brand Employers who do not have an HR director and need support at a strategic level Businesses looking at rapid expansion over the next few years and that need assistance in drafting a people strategy and costed staffing structure to support their plan Businesses trying to engender a coherent culture and drive high performance Businesses going through restructures or following recent acquisitions Choosing the CW HR software system was a no brainer. It has truly revolutionised the way we work and I wonder how we ever managed without it Kate Thomas, HR Manager, Sid Valley Practice RETAIN ATTRACT PEOPLE STRATEGY ENGAGE clarkewillmott.com 6 7 Great service... Great people...

5 Employment law services The right legal advice when you need it most Our specialist lawyers provide a full employment law support service for employers wanting to attract, motivate and retain the best talent for their business. Recognising that employment relationships don t always work out, we can also steer an employer through all the practical and legal obstacles when it comes to termination. Contracts of employment Director service agreements Bespoke employee policies Business reorganisations and redundancies Employee issues and disputes Discrimination claims Unfair dismissal advice Senior manager exits and settlement agreements All preparation, defence and advocacy in the employment tribunal Contracts for services and consultancy agreements for non-employees Transfers of undertakings ( TUPE ) Working time regulations issues (holiday, 48 hour opt-outs) Conduct of employment agencies & agency workers regulations issues Data protection law Subject access requests Commercial agents regulations All sizes of business wanting to ensure legal compliance and sharp commercial advice without getting side-tracked with caution We have worked with the Employment and HR team at Clarke Willmott for a number of years. During that time we have received excellent support on all manner of employment law and HR related issues. They are responsive and commercial and would happily recommend them. Graham Melia, FD, Oscar Mayer Limited clarkewillmott.com 8 9 Great service... Great people...

6 Business immigration services Ensuring all of your employees can legally work in the UK and advising on the transfer of highly skilled foreign migrants to work for your business We advise a broad range of international employers, foreign investors, and UK employers on business immigration issues including: Right to Work in the UK checks and advice on permission to work in the UK Advice on the immigration rules and points based system (sponsored employment) Advice for foreign businesses looking to establish a business in the UK for the first time (including visa clearance as the sole representative of an overseas business, for a foreign parent company executive to lead the UK expansion project) Visa applications for senior executives and skilled employees Sponsor licence applications and audits/compliance support Advice on reporting obligations to the Home Office Advising on sponsor licence management issues and corporate reorganisations Businesses who are looking to bring in a foreign migrant worker due to their specialised skill set and for which role a suitable candidate cannot be found within the UK/settled workforce UK subsidiaries looking to transfer specialist colleagues to the UK from a foreign group company Employers who need assistance to ensure they comply with their sponsor licence duties Specialist senior executives/skilled employees who need UK business immigration advice for themselves and their families to move to the UK on a longer term basis We advise on all UK jurisdiction business immigration issues. If your business is using the UK as a platform to expand into Europe and EMEA, whilst we only advise on UK jurisdiction issues, we frequently project manage or arrange foreign immigration law advice for clients expanding into other countries (including for example, Switzerland, Qatar, France, Spain, etc). All employers (any business regardless of size) must conduct Rght to Work in the UK checks on all staff - 20,000 fine for each illegal worker, and potential criminal and civil sanctions for breaches HR staff or managers who have concerns about an individual s permission to work in the UK/visa expiry Happy to recommend you. You did a first class job for us. Clive Tee, Finance Director, Kong Company Group (international group and USA parent company leading pet toy business) clarkewillmott.com Great service... Great people...

7 UK business set up service Our Business Immigration team can also advise you on all aspects of setting up a new business in the UK including: Employment contracts to best protect your business Comprehensive staff handbooks covering employee statutory benefits and your working practices Advising on UK staff hire and finding the right fit for your business needs, whether a sales director, operations manager, or technical staff Setting up a UK subsidiary company Advising on foreign entrepreneur and investor schemes, with inward investment into a UK business The acquisition of property and your UK business premises Intellectual property protection for your designs, trademarks and ideas Advising on contractual supplier and agent agreements (and if necessary any disputes) Why choose us? Your business is our business Our solutions are practical and tailor-made Getting to know your business is important to us and means we can provide you with bespoke, effective documents and services that work for you. Whether you need an extra arm to your existing team or full employment and HR support. We are all about the outcomes We work in partnership with our clients, so support is designed around your business, what you want to achieve and our practical, commercial advice as to how to get there. We translate the law into usable, commercial advice We always communicate even the most complex issue in plain English. We don t just tell you what to do, we help you through it in the most commercial and practical way to get you where you want to be. We go beyond employment law We provide a strategic business support service to help you attract, motivate and retain your team at all stages of the employment life cycle and ensure they are the best they can be for your business. We recently instructed Emma and Bex from the CW Employment & HR team to assist us with the execution of a remote project. The support we received from them was amazing. They were really understanding of changing business decisions and were very flexible in accommodating them. We could not have completed the project without them and we would not hesitate to work with them again. Suvidha Hughes, HR Manager, International Game Technology Limited clarkewillmott.com Great service... Great people...

8 Our pricing Affordable, clear and transparent We know how important it is to keep your costs manageable and to help you manage your budgets, so we are flexible in how we offer our services, and always try to agree a fixed fee in advance where possible. For example we can provide: Fixed price retained HR support: provision of HR advice and support on a regular basis whereby you pay a fixed fee each month. From VAT per month. smaller employers who don t have an HR person on site and like to budget HR costs. Fixed price retained employment law support: provision of legal Employment advice and support on a regular basis whereby you pay a fixed fee each month. From VAT per month. larger employers who have their own HR team and like to budget for their legal costs. Pay as you go support: provision of ad hoc advice and support for legal employment advice or HR advice whereby you just pay for the support when you use it. HR project support: provision of HR support to assist with a particular project or for interim cover. This work is generally carried out on a fixed fee basis agreed with you in advance. Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa applications: Stage 1: application advice - 1,500 + VAT; Stage 2: audit and submission of visa application and document evidence 1,500-2,000 + VAT. Tier 2 (general) visa applications: Stage 1: application advice - 1,500 + VAT; Stage 2: resident labour market test (the mandatory advertising methods to advertise a job vacancy before it can be awarded to a foreign migrant) VAT; Stage 3: advice on applying for a Restricted Certificate of Sponsorship VAT; Stage 4: audit and submission of visa application and supporting document evidence 1,500 + VAT. Sponsor Licence applications: Stage 1: application advice - 1,500 + VAT; Stage 2: audit and submission of Licence application and company document evidence 1,500-2,000 + VAT. Sponsor Licence document compliance and staff record audits: 1,500-2,500 + VAT for a 12 month service, depending on the headcount in your business. Right to Work in the UK employee audits: 1,000-2,500 + VAT depending on the headcount in your business. Concerns about illegal workers and advice on the appropriate employment termination process: VAT. Administrate review applications and appeals to the Immigration and Asylum First Tier Appeal Tribunal: 1,500-3,000 + VAT depending on the complexity of the issue. The above fees exclude any UK Visas & Immigration application fee (which varies depending on the type of application). clarkewillmott.com Great service... Great people...

9 Commercial Practical Responsive For further information call your usual Clarke Willmott contact or call Kevin Jones on or Birmingham 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES Bristol 1 Georges Square, Bath Street, Bristol BS1 6BA Cardiff 2nd Floor, Emperor House, Scott Harbour, Pierhead Street, Cardiff CF10 4PH London 1 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LF Manchester 19 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 1FB Taunton Blackbrook Gate, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton TA1 2PG Southampton Burlington House, Botleigh Grange Business Park, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 2AF clarkewillmott.com Great service... Great people... Clarke Willmott LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registration number OC It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number ), whose rules can be found at Its registered office is 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2ES. Any reference to a partner is to a member of Clarke Willmott LLP or an employee or consultant who is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications and is not a reference to a partner in a partnership.