If you need legal advice, expert advice or practical help in drafting legal letters tailored to your needs and situation, Monaco Solicitors can help. Our experienced team of fully qualified lawyers specializes in employment law for employees. The Citizens` Advisory Service also offers free advice on labour law issues. There are several ways to get in touch with them, from visiting a local office to calling their phone line. Motor Industry Legal Services (MILS Solicitors) provides comprehensive legal advice and representation to UK car retailers for an annual fee. It is the only law firm in the UK specialising in motor vehicle law and motor trade law. MILS currently advises more than 1,000 individual companies in the industry as well as the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) and its members. Legal expenses insurance can cover your attorney`s fees if you make a claim or try to protect your legal rights in certain ways. Employment issues often fall under the terms of legal expense insurance, so if you`re about to start ACAS early arbitration, you may want to consider this as a way to fund your case. You should review your existing insurance policies to see if you have the coverage you need. If you get help from a citizens` office or other advice centre, it could be someone who can advise you or someone who can represent you. Aca`s helpline advisors can guide you through your options, but we cannot provide you with legal advice. It is because we are impartial and cannot take sides.
ACAS has released new guidance on how to handle staff suspensions, whether to allow you to conduct a disciplinary investigation or grievance, or to protect an employee`s health and safety. But if you can`t get advice or representation, don`t panic! Labour courts are set up so that ordinary employees can appear alone, and many people do not have a representative. The court is accustomed to people appearing without a representative. ACAS Codes of Practice provide employers, employees and their representatives with initial advice on practices and procedures for handling complaints, discipline, performance and other workplace situations. They serve as a benchmark in the legal profession, and an employer`s improper failure to comply with these standards can potentially result in a significant increase in the compensation awarded to you by an employment tribunal. Local Citizens Advice provides free, confidential and independent advice from over 3,000 locations, including offices, GP practices, hospitals, colleges, prisons and courts. The consultation takes place personally and by telephone. Some offices also offer advice via email. If you need someone to visit you at home, contact your local office to see if they can arrange this. So if you really want sincere support and consistent guidance from people interested in getting the best outcome for you, talk to our HR experts today. Even if you participate in Acas Early arbitration to resolve a dispute amicably (see below), we also recommend that you seek independent legal advice.
This ensures that you are in a better position to negotiate with your employee using a rights-based strategy that will help you achieve the closest outcome to the one you want. With ACAS, you talk to different consultants and their systems don`t capture your first call or request, so you often have to explain complicated situations over and over again. In these cases, you are then subject to various advice of which you have no trace and which are often at most “vanilla” when it comes to helping you strategically fight against the actions taken against you. HR Solver was born out of a real passion for collecting legal issues and points and making your employer understand that you are not easily ignored and that you understand your rights. At HR Solver, we believe people deserve more. More than what free services can offer, but not at the horrific cost of a lawyer. If your job is in limbo, you can`t afford high legal fees. That`s why we`re passionate about providing great service and advice at an incredibly low cost. Acas are able to offer impartial and practical advice free of charge and in relation to a variety of work situations.
The aim is to make workers aware of their rights and provide employers with the resources they need to ensure that their actions and procedures are legal. Talking to Acas gives you general information about your workers` rights and issues. However, Acas does not provide any legal opinion or advice on personal next steps to take in a particular dispute. It may be helpful to seek independent advice if you are considering taking legal action to the employment court or other lawsuit against an employer. The idea of filing a claim in employment court can be intimidating. Many people find it helpful to seek advice before acting.