Employment law in the UK is detailed, complex, and at times, unforgiving. For small and owner-managed businesses without an in-house HR team, keeping pace with statutory obligations, drafting compliant documentation, and responding to disputes can be a significant burden, often falling on the business owner. At GAP HR, we have provided HR and employment law services to small and owner-managed UK businesses since 2003. Our consultants combine legal expertise with practical commercial judgement, giving clients the confidence to make decisions, address issues early, and avoid the disputes that can otherwise escalate into Tribunal claims.
Call us now on 01491 598 600 or Click Here to Make An Enquiry and we will be delighted to help you.
What Employment Law Services Do We Provide?
At GAP HR, our consultants offer a comprehensive range of employment law services, including:
• Drafting And Reviewing Employment Documentation
Properly drafted employment documentation is the foundation of a well-run business. Contracts of employment, offer letters, staff handbooks, restrictive covenants, and policies must be properly prepared, legally compliant, and protect the employer’s position as much as possible.
At GAP HR, we draft bespoke employment documentation that reflects each client’s business, sector, and risk profile. Existing documents are reviewed against current legislation, refreshed where necessary, and updated as the business evolves.
• Day-To-Day Employment Law Advice
Most employment law issues do not arrive out of the blue. They begin as informal discussions, for example, whether a probation period can be extended, how to respond to a flexible working request, what to do about an employee on long-term sick leave, or how to handle a colleague accused of bullying. Without timely advice, these everyday situations can quickly develop into something more serious.
Our consultants are available by telephone and email whenever you need us to give clear, practical answers in real time. Where a written response, letter or formal notice is required, we can draft it on your behalf.
• Managing Disciplinary And Grievance Procedures
Disciplinary and grievance processes must comply with the ACAS Code of Practice and the employer’s own internal procedure. Procedural failings are a leading cause of unfair dismissal findings at an Employment Tribunal, even where the underlying decision was reasonable.
We support clients through every stage of the process, from initial investigation, through invitation letters, formal hearings and outcome letters, to the conduct of any subsequent appeal. Where appropriate, our consultants attend hearings alongside business owners or managers to have any uncomfortable conversations, keep proceedings on track, and ensure that everything is properly recorded.
• Advising On Redundancy And Restructuring
Redundancy is one of the most sensitive areas of HR, and clients frequently call on our employment law services when navigating it. Failures in selection, consultation, or alternative employment processes can lead to claims of unfair dismissal or discrimination, and in larger redundancies, a protective award for failure to consult collectively.
Our employment law specialists advise on the full redundancy process, including pool definition, selection criteria, consultation timetables, scoring, alternative role searches, and termination paperwork. Restructures, role changes, and TUPE transfers are handled with the same level of care, balancing legal compliance with the operational realities of the business.
• Preparing Settlement Agreements
Where a working relationship has broken down beyond repair, a settlement agreement frequently offers the most efficient and safest way forward. The parties agree the terms on which employment will end, and the employee waives the right to bring future claims in exchange for a payment.
Our consultants frequently prepare settlement agreements, advise on appropriate financial terms, and conduct the negotiations on our clients’ behalf. The aim is to reach a clean break swiftly and on terms that protect our client’s position.
• Keeping Up With Legislative Change
Employment law is changes constantly. Recent and forthcoming reforms continue to reshape flexible working, day-one rights, statutory sick pay, harassment duties, and trade union recognition, and many of the rules that applied two years ago are no longer current.
Our team monitors legislative change on behalf of our clients, briefs them on the practical implications, and updates contracts, policies, and handbooks accordingly, so that businesses remain compliant without each owner having to track the detail personally.
How GAP HR Can Help
Employment law services work best when they are accessible, proportionate, and built around the realities of running a small business. Our clients are not looking for a lengthy legal opinion. They need a clear answer, advice they can action, and support that gives them the confidence to make difficult decisions.
Our consultants combine deep employment law knowledge with the practical, commercial perspective that owner-managers value. We work on a retainer or ad-hoc basis, offering the level of cover that suits each business, and acting as a trusted extension of our clients’ teams.
Call us now on 01491 598 600 or Click Here to Make An Enquiry and we will be delighted to help you.
