The benefits of using Lawrite HR services

Legal compliance

We can help employers fulfil their legal obligations by using the right documents and policies, following the right procedures, and getting the right advice from experts to avoid costly and time-consuming disputes or Employment Tribunal cases.

The chances of an employer being taken to an Employment Tribunal have increased three-fold over the last decade or so. The number of claims increased by 56% during 2009-10 to their highest level ever.

Many employment disputes occur because important areas of the employer-employee relationship have never been clearly documented in a properly-drafted contract. Most Employment Tribunal cases are lost because employers have not followed basic procedures.

Employment law and HR documents

If you subscribe to the Lawrite Managed HR service one of our lawyers can take your instructions and draft a set of individual employment contracts for each of your employees, carefully worded to specifically suit the requirements of your business or organisation.

The Lawrite Employment Law Software provides generic template documents for contracts, staff handbooks and letters to employees.

Guidance and advice about employment law

There are more than 700 pages of written employment law and HR guidance (pdf format) included as part of the Lawrite Employment Law Software.

The Lawrite legal advice line, which is staffed by a team of solicitors, provides telephone advice about employment law, commercial law and health and safety law for subscribers to the Employment Law Service, Employment Law Plus and Managed HR.

Additionally, Managed HR clients get an enhanced level of strategic legal support, with an assigned solicitor who you can contact by e-mail and telephone, or who can visit your premises to provide on-site support.

Protection from Employment Tribunal claims and legal representation

Using the Lawrite HR best practice systems to ensure the right documentation is in place, including clear policies and procedures to cover equality and discrimination issues, and having unlimited access to practical and pragmatic advice from lawyers will considerably reduce an employer's chances of being taken to an Employment Tribunal.

We can also provide a legal expenses insurance policy, which will protect employers from the legal costs of defending a claim and compensatory awards (and it will also cover legal defence costs of health and safety prosecutions, tax enquiries, criminal prosecutions and property disputes).

Health and safety

We provide a detailed health and safety policy statement, which also forms part of the staff handbook, and risk assessment forms, as well as written guidance. Health and safety law advice is also available from the advice line.