Employee Relations

Discipline

Disciplinary situations within the workplace can be stressful for both the employer and the employee. Opal People Solutions will ensure that best practice procedures are in place, that you are supported throughout the process and we resolve issues effectively whilst minimising risk to the business.

Grievance

We will provide a range of advice to guarantee that your responsibility as an employer is fulfilled when handling grievance procedures. Support can range from advice on investigating complaints, managing grievance hearings, and guidance on the decision-making process.Employee Relations doesn’t have to be difficult.

Absence Management

Absence Management is concerned with reducing short-term, sporadic absenteeism and encouraging attendance at work, as well as managing long-term absence cases. We will work with you to create a fair and consistent Absence Management Policy as well as supporting you through the procedure.

“We first engaged with Opal People Solutions to assist us with an extremely challenging issue of which we had no knowledge or expertise to deal with it. Louise and her team were able to guide and support me through the entire process. I had absolute trust in Louise’s knowledge and skill which resulted in us following a fair process which minimised risk to the business.”

"Managing absence is particularly challenging and, for a small business owner, the legislation can be a minefield! It was a great comfort to us having Louise working with us throughout the process. She managed the process from start to finish, including drafting all paperwork, conducting welfare meetings, organising Occupational Health referrals and making recommendations regarding appropriate reasonable adjustments."

“Like so many small businesses recently, the effects of Covid 19 on our business forced us into a position that we could never have envisaged. Having crossed paths with Louise on a number of occasions over the past couple of years, I had no hesitation in picking up the phone to seek her advice. Throughout the consultation process, I was provided with practical support, from drafting correspondence to assisting me with consultation meetings. Opal People Solutions made a difficult process a little bit easier!”

Check out our latest Blog post on why Disciplinary Action may not always be appropriate.

Telling a client that they can’t pursue a particular course of disciplinary action is a difficult message to deliver. However, I have to consider the fairness and reasonableness of any potential outcome when advising on employee relations issues. Ultimately, if I protect the employee from an unfair decision being made, I protect my client from potential risk as a result. Here are 5 examples of situations where I have had to advise clients that I was unable to support a particular course of action…

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