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Employment procedures and policies
Our employment law specialists can advise on all your procedures, HR policies and staff handbooks, and support your business in disputes or tribunals claim.
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Legal expertise to make your business benefit from clear procedures and policies
Clear and comprehensive employment procedures and policies will help your employees understand what is expected from them, how they should behave and what their contractual rights are, for example to their terms and conditions of employment. These also help protect your business in the case of a dispute or employment tribunal claim where they can help prove that your business had effective procedures in place to deal with any issues fairly and lawfully.
Training sessions for employees from our legal experts
Helping your employees understand employment issues is a key part of effective people management. Our employment law specialists regularly run training sessions for businesses, guiding employees through your employment procedures and policies. We listen carefully to what you need to achieve and always work according to your business needs and culture.
"The team are professional and approachable. I have worked with them now for well over 10 years and have an excellent working relationship. I recommend their service to many of my HR professional peers." Legal 500 2026
Cost effective options with template documents
If you know exactly what type of employment policy you need, we can provide a template document for your in-house teams. This is a cost-effective option and will minimise training needs saving you time and money.
Our employment procedures and policies law experts offer services which include:
Our employment procedures and policies law experts offer services which include:
- Drafting employment procedures and policies
- Reviewing employment procedures and policies
- Updating employment policies and suggesting additional policies
- Drafting employment policy templates
We can also review existing policies considering issues that might be relevant including:
- Paternity leave and pay
- Data protection and GDPR
- Social media
- Bribery and anti-slavery procedures
- Bullying and harassment
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
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Our employment law specialists can help you draft, review and update your employment policies and procedures, ensuring they are legally compliant, practical and suited to your organisation. We provide clear, tailored advice to help you manage workplace issues consistently, reduce legal risk and support your employees.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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“The employment team works very well together. You invariably have at least two or three solicitors focused on your case, which means you benefit from multiple perspectives on any given problem.”
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