13 Mar 2007 9:50 PM:
Chrism1620
Is right on the money, with more and more large and small companies using specialist HR advisors. Basically they have specialists on the end of a phone when you need them. They can give advice relating to handling what may appear, minor discipline matters to larger issues such as unsatisfactory work, dismissal or redundancy, even supplying the exact wording for all the required correspondence.
Of course this all comes at a cost, but so does being at the wrong end of a tribunal judgement were the payouts for certain cases have large, and in some cases, no limits. But remember you need good internal processes to ensure you apply their advice as stated and more importantly be able to prove this if they loose a case. With this being an insured risk you will want to escape any liability e.g. invalidated house insurance after a break-in because you left a window open!
A growing trend is for unscrupulous solicitors (perish the thought) to offer wasters no win no fee cases against large companies knowing that a 6-10k out of court settlement to dispose of a nuisance value cases is likely, as defending such cases costs companies much more in staff attendance and legal costs. I have been at the end of a few of these and it makes you blood boil.
Basically, it's a jungle out there !
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