Johnston Consulting - Retaliate First!

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Employers Beware - the ‘Compensation culture’ is here

Retaliate First!™
	There are over 100,000 Employment Tribunal cases in the UK per annum. The best way to protect your business against Employment Tribunals is to Retaliate First!™ Employment disputes are a fact of life for all employers. Therefore, it’s all about how to minimise them. The Boy Scouts’ motto is to ‘Be Prepared’ and when it comes to Employment Law, that’s your best defence or, as we say at Johnston Consulting, Retaliate First!™.
No-one wants to end up in an Employment Tribunal Think of the cost: compensation of £5,000, £50,000 – even more!! Think of the lost time away from your core business Think of the bad publicity Think of the stress on you, your managers and all employees involved If you can prove to an Employment Tribunal that you have clear, compliant documentation and that you follow your own policies, this will give you an excellent fighting chance. Or, at the very least, it will help you negotiate an early settlement to avoid getting as far as an Employment Tribunal hearing. In a nutshell, it will let you get back to your work.
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Read on – or if you would like to Retaliate First!™ act NOW:

phone 0141 632 1211 for advice or a free Health Check audit
click here to request advice or your free Health Check audit by email


It’s as easy as 1 – 2 – 3…

STEP 1: Put it in writing Have an up-to-date written statement of your employees’ terms of employment, as well as essential policies & procedures

	STEP 2: Talk the talk & walk the walk Provide training on ‘following the rules’ and adhere to them. Don’t just pay lip service to your policies or keep them hidden in a drawer!

		STEP 3: Nip it in the bud If an employee ‘breaks the rules’, don’t ignore it; at the very least have an ‘informal chat’. In serious cases, don’t shy away from following your disciplinary procedure
			BE FIRM, BE FAIR: Hard on issues - Softer on people
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Still not sure?

Ask yourself these questions?

Do you issue a contract of employment or statement of terms and conditions to your employees?

If Yes, is it up to date?

If it has not been updated in the past 12 months, ask for a free Health Check audit

If No, you are seriously at risk of paying a ‘fine’:

of up to 4 weeks wages for any employee who complains

of up to 50% additional compensation should you be found ‘guilty’ at an Employment Tribunal of unfair dismissal or discrimination (and more)

Do you have a Policies and Procedures Handbook?

If Yes, is it up to date (why not ask for a free Health Check audit)? Do all employees have access to it?
If No, you are seriously jeopardising your best defence – i.e. that you had taken reasonable steps to prevent situations arising

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Do you provide training to all employees on your Policies and Procedures?

If Yes, is it effective or do employees just get a ‘tick in the box’?
If No, you are, again, seriously jeopardising your best defence – i.e. that you had taken reasonable steps to prevent situations arising

Do Directors and Managers know how to deal with employees who ‘break the rules’ or with grievances and disciplinary issues – including the changes in law since October 2004?

If No, you are seriously jeopardising your chances at Tribunal and face the fines outlined above

If you would like to Retaliate First!™ act NOW:

phone 0141 632 1211 for advice or a free Health Check audit
click here to request advice or your free Health Check audit by email

Don’t delay – fight back against the Compensation Culture, because you just never know…

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Be Prepared - Think Ahead - Retaliate First!™