Littleangelsealing Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hi I am deputy manager at nursery. Its a family business, run by my mum for the last 24 years. We have 14 employees contracted to work for us. In all her time there she is lucky enough to not have dealt with Tribunals. A few years ago we got a contract with a company called peninsula who sort out all your H&S paperwork, offer employment law advice, and most importantly, they cover costs in the case of tribunal. Sounds great , but is £390 per month. I really just wanted to know the costs of tribunals (time and financial), because our contract runs out soon and that money could be put to better things. We are really lucky to have wonderful staff and i cant imagine any problems happening, but all it takes is one unhappy employee. Can anyone with experience offer any advice? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueJ Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Have you checked with your insurers as sometimes they offer free legal advice. You can also get free legal advice from ACAS. Also there has been a recent change in respect of employees going for unfair dismissal - employees now have to pay a fee There's quite a bit of information here https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunals I use the PSLA Recruitment Book for the vast majority of my HR stuff - much much cheaper than £390 a month ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlands1997 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 We are with peninsula too and sound like a very similar business to you Littleangelsealing! We feel that it's expensive too but it is very handy for contracts and all the advice with regard to health and safety and stuff! I have looked into other similar companies and haven't found anything much cheaper but would be interested to hear everyone's thoughts too x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffinefreak Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Try the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) we pay £300 a year and get 24 hour legal advice, they are amazing. They dont underwrite the cost of a tribunal but if you follow their advice, you wont end up in one! I also double check with ACAS as I find the FSB are on employers side and ACAS on employees so its a good balance to find the middle ground xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfinch Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 As above also NDNA who have been excellent and I have used their solicitors for advise etc re. Employment issues -all included in the annual fees. £390 per month is a lot I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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