Longmores’ Employer Assistance Package (LEAP)

We support your employment needs with outsourced HR support

Our Longmores’ Employer Assistance Package (LEAP) is designed to give you practical advice and specialist support on all aspects of employing staff in your business. This includes the entire employment journey, from the job offer to the P45 and all matters in between.

Having well thought out policies and procedures is incredibly important in a business that employs staff. With these in place, unforeseeable issues can be sidestepped. They help to protect the business, optimise business structures and ultimately enable the organisation to build resilience and thrive without disruptions.

At Longmores, we are dedicated to creating strong foundations for success. With the assistance of our solicitors, you can be certain to receive robust and effective advice and guidance. This ensures everything has been handled correctly and guarantees you are always on track.

Creating personal relationships with our clients is paramount to us at Longmores. We do this by providing an ongoing service, helping you to operate efficiently and avoid management distractions.

We frequently work with businesses of all sizes across a range of industries, fostering productive, positive, and long-lasting relationships with their employees of all levels.

Get expert outsourced HR advice

Our LEAP package contains two aspects, the consultation and preparation of essential documents and the monthly retainer pack, ensuring your business’s needs are continuously met and improvements made where necessary.

Our solicitors can:

Provide a free initial face-to-face (or virtual) consultation
Review your existing employment documents
Prepare new contracts or update and improve your existing contracts
Prepare a staff handbook, incorporating essential policies

After the consultation process is complete, the monthly retainer package will begin and includes:

Direct line to an employment solicitor for HR advice
Preparing routine employee correspondence and documents
Advice on disciplinary and grievance procedures
Employment Law Bulletin covering regular updates on employment issues
Optional insurance cover

Work with industry-leading employment lawyers

Our employment lawyers consistently appear in the directories of leading practitioners and are ranked by the leading client guide, The Legal 500. This provides strong assurance that we offer an exceptional service.

The team is led by Joint Senior Partner Richard Gvero, who is closely supported by Senior Solicitor Miranda Mulligan. Both Richard and Miranda are individually recommended by The Legal 500.

Miranda and Richard are members of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), further emphasising their specialist expertise. Richard and Miranda are also accredited mediators.

Speak to our employment experts today

To discuss your requirements with our specialist employment lawyers, please get in touch.

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Our outsourced HR advice services

Initial consultation

Having measures in place when employing staff is incredibly important to ensure no employment tribunal claims are brought against the business.

Our team can walk you through what the LEAP package entails so you can make a fully informed decision about choosing to work with our solicitors who are experienced in supporting organisations with HR advice.

Over the years, our team have gained considerable experience assisting a variety of clients from small and large businesses to set robust policies and procedures in place. We can confidently say we know what works and what does not and will be able to tailor our plan to suit your business and its requirements

Reviewing your existing employment documents

We can review your existing documents and processes, then provide expert advice about what has been done well and what we recommend changing. You will then know where you need to improve your current policies and procedures so that the business is in full compliance with all relevant employment legislation, helping to mitigate potential risks.

Preparing new contracts or updating and improving your existing contracts

Once we have taken the time to carefully review the current employment documents you already have in place for the business, such as contracts of employment, we will recommend any improvements needed.

This will include helping you to make the crucial decision as to whether it would be in the businesses best interests to prepare entirely new contracts with the help of our outsourced HR support lawyers or to make adjustments to your existing ones.

Our solicitors have a broad scope of employment law knowledge and have years of combined expertise advising employers on what to include in contracts of employment. We know precisely what works and what does not and will always consider the relevant legislation when preparing or making amendments.

Preparing a staff handbook, incorporating essential policies

Staff handbooks should always be considered as a document to have in place when hiring employees. They will outline the employee’s essential general responsibilities for a range of matters, including safety, timekeeping, reporting and more.

Our team can assist with creating a custom-made handbook for your business, ensuring that every little important detail is listed. This means your employees will fully understand what is expected of them during their employment with the business.

Insurance cover through the Employment Law Protection Scheme

Employment law is becoming an increasingly complex area for employers. New legislation and new cases are emerging all the time. Whilst you may have good processes and documentation in place for employing staff, there is always an element of risk to your business that a dispute could go to tribunal across a range of issues.

Our Employment Law Protection Scheme is a market leading, comprehensive legal expense insurance package. It protects you against the costs of employment tribunals, legal fees, settlements and financial awards in the event of a dispute.

The Employment Law Protection Scheme offers the flexibility for you to design your own bespoke policy with individual elements of cover structured to the specific needs of your business.

Advice through the insurance scheme is carried out by regulated and qualified solicitors, fully authorised to handle your claims through special arrangements with insurers.

Key features of the insurance

Policy cover from the ACAS conciliation stage so you are protected before any disputes escalate
Instant access to legal advice from a qualified and experienced employment law solicitor
Expert advice so you have peace of mind you are up to date with the legislation and compliance within the law
Advice on how to avoid claims arising
Advice about how to resolve disputes without the need to go to court
Protection against the cost of tribunal claims
Control of costs in relation to disputes and settlements
Optional cover for costs to pursue a breach of a restrictive covenant
Optional cover for Health & Safety claims
The option to pay the insurance premium in instalments

How to buy the Longmores Employment Law Protection Scheme

It is easy to sign up for the scheme so don’t wait until you are facing the expense of tribunal litigation. You can protect your business now with the financial security of the Longmores Employment Law Protection Scheme insurance policy.

Step 1: Get in touch

Email: employment@longmores.law

Step 2: Receive a quote

Our insurance partner will provide a quote for the insurance based on your bespoke needs.

Step 3: Your choice

When you are happy with the level of cover and the cost of the premium can you start the policy.

Our outsourced HR advice fees

Quality of work is of top importance to us at Longmores. We believe our fees should always reflect that.

We offer a free initial consultation to provide you with information about how we can assist with bettering your employment systems. We can do this face-to-face from our offices or yours, or via videoconferencing if more suitable.

If you wish to move forward with our outsourced HR support service, our prices will be determined based on the size of your workforce and your specific HR support requirements. We can offer fixed fees or a capped fee deal where appropriate.

Prior to carrying out any work, we will provide you with a cost estimate so that you have complete transparency over what you will pay.

To learn more about the type of fees you could pay for outsourced HR support, please contact Richard Gvero or Miranda Mulligan to discuss a pricing plan for your business.