All too often managers and owners need someone impartial and objective to discuss their people issues with. Not only will you be able to discuss your issues, you will get practical, pragmatic advice to help you with them.

In those situations where you seem to be getting nowhere with a staff issue and need someone who has not been involved, we can come and act as the link to resolving the situation and getting communications started again.

Did you know that businesses with over 100 people must consult with their staff over a range of issues that will affect them? And that in 2008 this will reduce to 50 people.

There are minimum legal requirements covering the issues you need to consult on and having a forum in place will assist you in moving quickly and effectively to meet your business needs.

An elected staff forum will also protect you in any claim by your employees for employee representation.

People management is not something you just do, effective training and coaching will improve your managers performance saving time and money for the business.

There’s lots of ways to enhance your skills and training in a range of areas including disciplinary and grievance, absence management, employment law and acting as a staff forum representative.

Courses can be tailored to your needs.

Are you worried about saying the wrong thing?
Are you avoiding issues through fear of a claim against you?

Assistance is available to help you through the minefield of ever changing employment law concentrating on the areas that are important to you.

Legally every employee, regardless of the number of people employed must be given a written statement of employment within two months of starting with you. Template contracts and staff handbooks will help you with all these needs making your life easier.

They will be tailored to your business to allow you to manage more effectively, achieving the best from your people and the best from your business.

To be successful in today’s environment businesses often need to change and this may have a huge impact on your people.

You may need to grow requiring restructure or purchasing other businesses. You may need to downsize or change structures.

Redundancy, redeployment, Transfer of Undertakings for the Protection of Employment (TUPE) and consultation are all issues you may need to cover.

Whether looking to improve performance or address poor performance there are lots of areas to consider. Achieving exceptional performance through good management provides huge benefits to your business.

Performance indicators, objective setting and feedback are areas to consider.

However when you need to address poor performance, capability or conduct issues you must use your disciplinary procedures to stay within the legislative requirements.

Absence issues, both short and long term cost businesses huge amounts of money but are often swept under the carpet as being too difficult to deal with. Dealt with correctly, they can be addressed.

This may be meeting your legal requirements to offer a stakeholder pension or offering a new benefit e.g. extra holiday.

Effective communication is a must if you and your people are to benefit from the extra investment you are putting into your company.