Is your business protected?
We know that your people are your firm’s most valuable asset but managing them can be costly, time consuming, complicated and often distracting – all of which can have a huge impact on the success of your firm. Therefore, employer protection is crucial to safeguard these resources and ensure smooth operations.
Employment law brings complexities that require an experienced lawyer on your side to provide you with the best legal advice and result. You can rely on us.
IMD Corporate employment lawyers provide forward thinking and practical employment law solutions to businesses of all sizes to help best protect your business interests.
IMD Employer Protection
We can assist you with resolving specific employment issue or you may consider taking benefit of our fixed costs dedicated IMD Employer Protect service.
Our IMD Employer Protect service comprises of four core components that have been designed to offer seamless financial and business continuity protection:
- The Audit (‘health check’) – your current employment and HR practices and policies will be reviewed, so we can understand your business and bring you up to speed with the latest legislation and achieve compliance with the legal requirements.
- Expert advice (ongoing support and dialogue) – direct access to unlimited advice from regulated and qualified employment law solicitors who know and understand your business needs. It gives you the freedom to contact a lawyer without worrying about how much it is going to cost. We always provide bespoke and personal service, meaning that you don’t have to deal with random and impersonal call centre advisors. We ensure that the employment matter is properly handled from the outset, but also that you are fully insured when you follow our advice.
- Insurance policy (financial security) – we are fully authorised to manage claims. Our policy fits seamlessly with our services and will pay the legal costs of an employment dispute as well as covering settlements and the cost of awards. This radically minimises exposure to unexpected financial loss and will often result in huge savings for the business. The insurance policy will be tailored to your needs and prepared by an insurance broker.
- Easy to use HR software – Our new HR software comprises all the online tools your business needs to effectively manage HR and significantly reduce the internal time your staff spend on HR admin. Ditch the spreadsheets and manage every aspect of HR at the touch of a button (and on the move from your mobile). Key HR software features include:
- Approve and monitor holiday
- Record working time and calculate wages
- Allocate time and staff expenses to clients/projects/activities
- Store and access your employee data at the touch of a button
- Manage appraisals and motivate employees
- Manage from your mobile
- Send a text message or email to your whole team
- Never miss a key date again with our handy reminders
- Quickly access key information and gain insight from our Reports
You can watch our demo video below or contact us on 0345 307 3856 to arrange your personal demonstration of the software.
Why Choose Us?
We understand that there are a number of options available to you in the employment and HR services market, but we strongly believe that our IMD Employer Protect service is the best option for your business.
Saving you time and money over the long term is not the only benefit:
Financial Certainty
You can set a budget for employment law costs, knowing that there will be no unexpected pay-outs just a fixed cost to protect your business. If you are insured under the terms of our service and follow our advice, you can be certain the policy will pay both legal costs and employee’s compensation.
Cash Flow Friendly
Spread the cost of the insurance and employment law services by instalments through a monthly payment facility.
Unlimited Advice
Unlimited access to advice gives you the freedom to contact a solicitor without worrying about how much it is going to cost.
Personal
No call centres or restrictive confusing advice. You can be fully confident when dealing with staffing issues because a dedicated lawyer who knows and understands your business is just a phone call away.
Bespoke
Our service is tailored to your exact needs from the very start of the relationship and our advice is given always to suit your individual commercial circumstances.
Flexible
You decide on the best price and insurance cover options to suit your needs as the package can be tailored around your exact requirements. We do not impose unfair or lengthy contractual obligations to lock Clients to our services for many years.
Our Commitment to Excellence
One of our core values is commitment to excellence. We pursue excellence in everything we do and attract best lawyers to ensure we maintain highest standards.
Multicultural team
We have a multicultural team of experts understanding your needs and are proud to act on behalf of diverse European businesses.
Regulated Advice
We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation to ensure we act in your best interests and provide highest quality advice and representation.
Confidential
Client communication with us is always privileged and confidential.
Focus on Profitability
No more wasted management time – we will get you compliant and handle any employment disputes and claims on your behalf with insurers. Tackle employment conflicts before they arise and receive clear advice on the possible consequences of business decisions relating to your employees.
If you are interested in our IMD Employer Protect service email business@imd.co.uk and a member of our dedicated employment team will be in touch with you to provide you with no obligation quote. Alternatively, contact our employment team using contact details below.
Our Services
Whether you chose to instruct us to deal with specific employment law issue or take benefit of our dedicated IMD Employer Protect service, we can provide a wide range of services to include representing your business at employment tribunals. Below are just some of the areas that our employment team can assist you with:
- Employment contracts and policies
- Directors service agreements
- Employing or dismissing employees
- Health and safety at work issues
- Disciplinary or performance related proceedings
- Discrimination issues (race, sex, age, disability, religion or belief)
- Redundancies & business restructuring
- Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) and employment issues arising from mergers and acquisitions
- Post termination restrictions and injunctions
- Employment Tribunals representation
- Settlement agreements (previously known as Compromise Agreements)
We combine a friendly and professional approach so that we can deliver quality legal services to meet your needs. Get in touch today to speak with one of our multi-cultural employment law experts.
Our Fees
Whenever possible, if we are able to predict the number of hours of work required to achieve the desired outcome for you, we can offer an agreed fee for our service. If we are unable to offer a fixed fee, we will provide you with the estimate and we will regularly update you with regards to the costs, so you are never surprised with the final bill.
With this in mind, we can promise you that:
- We will be open and transparent about our fees and, where fixed fees are not applicable, we will ensure that you receive an estimate on the likely cost of your case at the very outset;
- If there is a need for us to incur any additional costs, we will contact you before we do and will explain our reasons why; and
- We promise that any invoices that we send to you will be clear, set out a description of the work done and the amount charged.
Please contact us directly, if you wish to enquire about pricing of the full range of our services, including:
- Drafting contracts of employment and advising in respect of its terms;
- Drafting employee handbooks and company policies and advising in respect of its terms;
- Advising in respect of disciplinary and grievance procedures;
- Representation in the Employment Tribunal; and
- Drafting or advising in respect of compromise (settlement) agreements.
Key People
We have a team of experts ready to assist you with all aspects of employment law. You can contact us using the contact details below or you can get in touch directly with one of the members of our employment team:
- Marcin Durlak, Managing Partner, Head of Employment
- Mateusz Bratko, Consultant Solicitor
- Alicja Bielawska, Trainee Solicitor
Employment law news and knowledge database
If you want to find out more about employment law news or read articles and case studies drafted by our experts, please click here. You will also find a selection of employment case studies by clicking here.
Why choose us?
Our employment lawyers are experts in their field who have significant number of years of experience between them and who pride themselves on providing comprehensive advice and commercially sensible solutions tailored to your needs and objectives.
We offer a wide range of services, which can either be purchased individually for a fixed cost or accessed in full by joining our employer-protect scheme, which makes us affordable for all.
The bonus is that it is not just your employment law requirements that we can help with, but your wider commercial and corporate needs too. For example, we can:
- advise you on company formation and corporate governance and compliance matters;
- help you achieve listed status on the London Stock Exchange through a public offering;
- draft the standard terms and conditions on which you are prepared to trade;
- negotiate bespoke and high value commercial contracts;
- support you in expanding your business through a merger or acquisition or via the appointment of an agent or distributor or the creation of a franchise; and
- assist in the resolution of commercial disputes arising in the UK or elsewhere within Europe
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List of notable employment cases
- Carrying out an employment law audit and implementing recommendations, including drafting employees handbook and relevant HR policies.
- Advising on and drafting bespoke Directors ‘ service agreements and employment contracts tailored to the Client’s needs and ensuring the protection of the business.
- Advising on redundancy process and dealing with the entire process on Client’s behalf, including drafting all relevant documents and correspondence.
- Advising on IR35 legislation where there was a doubt over the status of a member or staff for tax purposes. Drafting relevant agreement and documentation.
- Advising on disciplinary issues and dealing with the entire process leading to the employee’s dismissal ensuring that the law and procedure is complied with to minimise the risk of any future claim.
- Enforcing post employment restrictive covenants, where former employee was acting in breach of them by poaching the customers.
- Defending various claims made by an employee in the Employment Tribunal and trying to ensure that the best commercial result is achieved for the Client.
- Regularly acting for one of the biggest ceramic tiles manufacturer in Europe. Assisting with both contentious and non-contentious cases, including commercial, employment, GDPR compliance, debt recovery and corporate matters.
- Regularly acting for a group of companies dealing with medical equipment manufacturing and worldwide distribution. Assisting with both contentious and non-contentious cases ranging from commercial and employment to GDPR compliance.
- Drafting employment contracts and consultancy agreements for an innovative production company creating commercials and music videos with offices in New York, London and Warsaw.
- Carrying out an audit to ensure compliance with GDPR and the Data Protection Act. Drafting and amending relevant contractual documents and policies.
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