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HR Specialists for Businesses
Whether you’re facing a slew of HR issues or looking to proactively reduce your risk of Employment Tribunal claims, leaning on HR specialists can take the pressure off your people problems and ensure best-practices approaches are adopted across your organisation.
WorkNest: Your high-quality outsourced HR function
At WorkNest, we help thousands of UK employers do just that. Unlike other providers, we’re more than just a HR helpline. We function as a trusted extension of your team that you can call upon at any time for pragmatic advice, guidance and clarification.
Importantly, by assigning dedicated HR Advisers, you can be confident that you’re receiving tailored advice from a legally-qualified professional who genuinely understands your business and the specific challenges you face – with no need for catching up and no time wasted.
The benefits of working with HR specialists
The benefits of working with HR specialists
The benefits of working with HR specialists
WorkNest’s professional HR specialists can add huge value to your organisation, offering tailored support unique to your needs. Our specialist HR professionals can provide expert support across the entire employee lifecycle, managing projects such as investigations, hearings and appeals, recruitment, HR systems, onboarding, employee engagement, mediation and facilitation, salary and benefits benchmarking, redundancy and restructuring. With WorkNest, you’ll receive not just HR solutions, but a strategic partner dedicated to the long-term success of your organisation. With an experienced HR specialist in your corner, you can:
Ensure compliance with employment legislation and HR best practice
Raise HR standards and promote good practice approaches across your organisation
Minimising the risk of Employment Tribunal claims
Create happy, engaged and productive teams
Overcome people problems quickly, with minimal disruption
Free up valuable management time
Accomplish organisational goals
What our HR specialists can help you with
From the seemingly simple to the most complex of HR challenges, our experienced HR specialists can offer valuable clarity, reassurance and direction. Whatever issue you come up against, we’re on hand to help you untangle the complexities of employment law and find commercially-savvy solutions that achieve the best possible outcome for your organisation.
If you’ve never considered outsourcing your HR before, you may not be fully aware of the value that professional HR support can add to your organisation. If you have, you may have become disillusioned with your current service, finding that it doesn’t directly contribute to the delivery of key objectives and the stability of your team. If this sounds familiar, our personalised approach may be the perfect solution.
Unlimited practical advice and guidance on a full spectrum of employment law and HR challenges, from the seemingly simple to the most complex, including grievance and disciplinary, sickness absence, performance management and contractual issues.
Producing an employee handbook of all best-practice policies and procedures to provide direction and promote a fair, consistent approach to all HR matters.
Preparing master Contracts of Employment for each category of employee and reviewing them when required to ensure they remain up to date.
Expert drafting of all employment-related letters and documents, including settlement agreements.
Future-proofing software
Manage HR & compliance the easy way
Cloud-based HR software that streamlines important HR functions, such as holiday and absence management, employee benefits and training
Our growing range of interactive e-Learning courses designed to upskill staff while keeping downtime to a minimum
Our full-version Knowledge Hub, where you can find expert-created guidance notes and downloadable templates ready for immediate use
A full suite of employment law and HR support
Admin and correspondence
Offer a constant source of practical Employment Law advice on a full spectrum of employee relations issues, from the seemingly simple to the most complex;
Strategy and negotiation
Guide you every step of the way through difficult situations – including gross misconduct, discrimination complaints and redundancy – advising on the correct process to follow and the legal pitfalls to avoid;
Seamless representation
Draft your essential documentation, including your Contracts of Employment and Employee Handbook, to ensure they are legally-compliant and provide the best possible protection for your organisation.
HR specialists who can help with the most difficult circumstances
Even if your people management reaches the worst possible scenario, we're here to help. Employment tribunals can be costly and damaging to your reputation, but we have specialist support to provide you with peace of mind.
Full employment tribunal advice
WorkNest blends legal expertise with commercial awareness, giving you confidence in managing employment law challenges;
Our team includes more than six times the number of qualified solicitors compared to larger competitors, each with over five years’ experience;
Your dedicated adviser ensures you always have expert guidance and reliable support when you need it.
Reactive support as you need it
You’re taking a reactive, rather than proactive, approach to employee relations matters, allowing problems to occur then paying to fix them;
You’re without day-to-day support and therefore have to find the answers to your queries yourself or resort to guesswork; and
You pay by the hour, meaning you can expect a significant bill whenever professional help is needed, especially if the issue is complex.
Reasons to choose our trusted HR specialists
When selecting the right external HR support for your organisation, you want to know that you’re getting a high-quality service. That means qualifications, experience and a proven track record of achieving results for businesses like yours, as well as an honest and transparent approach. Our clients tell us we’re different because:
We’re known for the quality of our advice. You’ll be assigned a dedicated, legally-qualified adviser with knowledge and expertise of your sector, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to provide straightforward guidance free of legal jargon.
Our fees are genuinely fixed. The price you pay won’t change during your contract – not even if your organisation grows or your usage increases.
We place our Legal Expenses Insurance with a reputable and entirely independent FCA-regulated insurer. This allows us to make insurance decisions based solely on the merits of the claim and not with one eye on our bottom line.
We deliver your preferred outcome. We successfully defend 82% of the Employment Tribunal claims made against our clients, compared to the national average of just 10%.
Whatever level of support you currently have in place, we’re confident that our HR specialists can elevate your current approach, whether that’s by fully outsourcing your HR function or becoming a valued extension of your existing people team.
Access specialist HR assistance with our team of experts
Access specialist HR assistance with our team of experts
Access specialist HR assistance with our team of experts
Get all the help and tools you need to relieve the pressures of people management. Included in our fixed-fee employment law and HR service is unlimited advice from dedicated experts, bespoke contracts and handbooks, professionally drafted letters and documents, and eLearning. Find out more about our fixed-fee service here.
Grievances and disciplinary action
Work performance management
Absenteeism and presenteeism
Managing neurodiversity in the workplace
Redundancies
Pay and tax
Employment contract and documentation
Get all the help and tools you need to relieve the pressures of people management. Included in our fixed-fee employment law and HR service is unlimited advice from dedicated experts, bespoke contracts and handbooks, professionally drafted letters and documents, and eLearning. Find out more about our fixed-fee service here.
Grievances and disciplinary action
Work performance management
Absenteeism and presenteeism
Managing neurodiversity in the workplace
Redundancies
Pay and tax
Employment contract and documentation
Added extras
Explore our other People services
Our Employment Law expertise is backed up by a full suite of tools and protections to help future-proof your organisation.
Cloud-based HR Software
Takes the hassle out of essential HR functions and drive efficiency across your organisation.
Legal Expenses Insurance
Independent and FCA-regulated, to cover your costs in the event of an Employment Tribunal claim.
Interactive e-Learning Courses
Free for the first 12 months, to upskill staff in key employment law and HR topics.
