empLawyer®

A fully flexible flexible risk management package and legal protection for complete peace of mind

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empLawyer® Retainer Service

  • Could your business afford to lose a tribunal claim?

  • Do you want legal advice at the end of a phone line?

  • Do you and your staff want employment law training and support?

  • Maybe you’re a small business? A successful claim against you by an employee could make a huge impact on your profit.

  • Perhaps you’re a larger organisation with HR issues arising daily, procedures and policies that need updating, and line managers who could do with a better grasp of basic employment law?

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The Solution: empLawyer®

Our empLawyer® Retainer Service is based on a bank of hours of legal support calculated at a reduced hourly rate. This bank of hours can be used as you wish, and applied towards general email and telephone advice, attendance at meetings, drafting settlement agreements, review and update of documentation, in-house training and any other project that arises. To note, the bank of hours does not cover work related to tribunals.

The service is available on an “until used” basis and usage is regularly monitored. Once the bank of hours is used, additional hours can be purchased at the same reduced retainer rate. If you do not renew your retainer, then the benefits outlined below will no longer be available. In addition, if you are already booked to attend our update webinars or annual Employment Law Seminars these will become chargeable.

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Features and Benefits of empLawyer® Retainer Service

  • Free 24 hour online access to Sherrards “How to Guides”

  • Our empLawyer® Policy Package of 29 employment policies

  • Two free places to attend each of our update webinars (maximum of ten free places per annum)

  • Two free seminar places to attend our annual Employment Law Latest Seminars. These sessions deliver all the practical advice, information and updates you need for the next year to eighteen months

  • Discounted In-House Training for managers in dealing with employment issues

  • Webinars and regular email bulletins

  • Optional Employment Disputes Insurance. Additional protection against employment disputes and tribunal claims.

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empLawyer® Policy Package

Many years ago we put together a package of policies – those that organisations must have to keep them within the law. The package grows each year and is now a collection of 26 up to date policies. We continue to add new topics to the package when required.

As a retained empLawyer® client you gain full complimentary access to our empLawyer® Policy Package. We also offer access to the policy package as a stand-alone product, available for £1,500 + VAT. To find out more visit The Sherrards Academy.

Current list of policies

The empLawyer® Policy Package currently includes the following policies:

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  • Allocation of Tips

  • Anti-Bribery

  • Attendance and Sickness Absence

  • Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave

  • Capability

  • Carer’s Leave

  • Data Privacy Notice

  • Dignity at Work

  • Disciplinary

  • Drugs and Alcohol

  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

  • Flexible Working

  • Generative AI in the Workplace

  • Grievance                                        

  • Health and Safety

  • Homeworking and Hybrid Working

  • IT & Communications Systems

  • Maternity

  • Menopause

  • Neonatal Care Leave

  • Parental Leave

  • Paternity

  • Redundancy

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Shared Parental Leave (Adoption and Surrogacy)

  • Shared Parental Leave (Birth)

  • Social Media

  • Speaking Up

  • Whistleblowing Policy

  • "Thanks to the team at Sherrards for the way our case was conducted, enabling another victory. Dan Soanes was effective, shrewd and dignified and gave excellent support to all of our witnesses throughout the case. "

    HR Director, UK Retail Chain - Legal Advice

  • "We have worked with Sherrards for many years across all areas of our business. The team has supported us on a vast range of matters including disciplinaries and reorganisations and the level of support we receive is always first class."

    Head of HR, International Airline - Legal Advice

  • "We have partnered with Sherrards for some time now and the advice we get from the team is always clear, well positioned and pragmatic. Sherrards take the time to understand our business, and we get a better outcome as a result."

    Director of HR, UK and US, International Retail Chain - Legal Advice

  • "With Sherrards, I feel confident and assured about taking a case forward."

    HR Director, UK Insurance Company - Legal Advice

  • "The team at Sherrards comes across as approachable and always gets back to me very promptly."

    HR Director, UK Concierge Business - Legal Advice

  • "We have been using Sherrards for employment law advice in the UK for a number of years. Their legal guidance is concise, and they are always prepared to listen and work with us to provide pragmatic solutions."

    HR Manager, Middle Eastern airline ground handling business - Legal Advice

  • "Excellent, entertaining and informative training. A really useful day."

    HR Manager, Iconic London concert venue - In-House Training

  • "Sherrards deliver straightforward seminars with practical and workable advice."

    HR Manager, UK Car Dealership - Seminars

  • “I always receive no-nonsense, pragmatic and concise advice from the team at Sherrards and appreciate their thorough understanding of our business.”

    HR Director, UK Charity - Legal Advice

  • "The seminars are current, relevant, informative and excellent!!"

    Senior HR Consultant - Seminars

  • "The annual seminars from Sherrards are always informative and engaging, I would highly recommended them."

    HR Director, Travel Services Business - Seminars

  • "Sherrards recently ran an in-house training session for our Senior Management Team and it was excellent—practical, personable and refreshingly free of legal jargon."

    HR Director, UK Charity - In-House Training