New to employing people?

We understand how the world of HR and employment law can look very scary when you’re new to employing people – how can you be sure you’re complying with your responsibilities as an employer when you don’t have the specialist knowledge? That’s where we come in – we can provide you with all the template policies and letters you’ll need through our document portal, plus you can have access to advice on the full range of employment and HR issues via our range of retainer services. Finally, why not check out our training section and let us increase your confidence in dealing with employee matters yourself.

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Supporting Mental Health at Work

06/10/2023

In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, the importance of mental health cannot be overstated. Employees’ mental wellbeing is not only a matter of......

Employment Law Update – The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act

27/07/2023

Legislation that will improve access to flexible working for employees has completed its way through parliament and has been granted Royal Assent.&nbs......

Quiet quitting – is it affecting your workforce?

20/06/2023

The term ‘the great resignation’ was coined by Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at UCL, in May 2021. He predicted an exodus of work......

HR Update for Managers

13/04/2023

Changes to Flexible Working – are you ready? Although not law yet, the Flexible Working Bill currently going through the House of Lords means that so......

Ashtons HR Training

26/01/2018

We offer practical and engaging in-house employment law and HR training courses for managers of staff at all levels.

When does an employer have knowledge of an employee’s disability under the Equality Act 2010?

20/02/2019

This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabl......

Case Study - Sickness absence management

08/12/2017

The management of sickness absence can be one of the most time-consuming aspects of people management. One of our clients had an issue with an employe......

Case Study - TUPE advice and redundancy consultation

08/12/2017

With a TUPE specialist in the Ashtons HR Consulting team, we tend to get involved in a number of these technically complex legal projects. In one re......

Case Study - Employee Investigations

08/12/2017

Sometimes a client will request our support as an independent investigator into either disciplinary or grievance issues. This can be helpful where the......