Whether you have inhouse expertise or not, there are situations where you may need the services of HR Desk. We can assist at all levels or get involved at any stage of a HR or Health and Safety Project or Issue. We always advise that as an employer companies are best to have HR and Health and Safety matters dealt with at the outset. However, where this is not possible we can assist to get such matters in order. When an employer is faced with a potential issue or a related case we can step in and bring the best expertise to the table. Clients can rest assured that HR Desk will guide them through what can sometimes be extremely difficult and complex scenarios.
HR Desk Employment Law Advice and Support Line
We can provide you with your own HR Department. Imagine having the comfort of having this facility without the associated costs. We will be available to you 24/7 at the end of a phone line, email and if necessary on site within 4 hours. Instant Advice and Support can be so critical to an employer dependant on the situation and we guarantee this. Backed up by the best Legal Advisors, HR Desk is at your service and provides cover for Employment Financial Compensation awards up to €1,500,00 in any one period of cover.HR Locker
HR Locker is a cloud based, simple and intuitive platform. The service allows you to manage many HR tasks including, Annual Leave, Sick Leave and all HR related documentation allowing you to have detailed and where required signed HR documents in one place with ease of access. The system provides a low-cost system that provides ease of mind for the company and has three tiers of access to allow appropriate control at various levels of personnel within the company.If you would like to find out more about this please contact HR Desk to arrange an online demo.
HR Documentation
HR Desk can provide up to date and GDPR compliant documentation. Contracts and Employee handbooks are the most common requirements for companies. Recent legislation has put a greater onus on companies to provide Employee Contracts. Documents designed by HR Desk can protect your business and indeed by their very existence can prevent problems which might have occurred otherwise.Workplace Investigations
From time to time situations arise which necessitates a company to conduct an investigation into a situation which involves members of staff. Such situations arise where there is potential misconduct. This can arise due to allegations of pilfering, poor performance or a grievance raised by an employee to name but a few. HR Desk has vast experience in conducting Workplace Investigations.Disciplinary and Grievance
When matters of Discipline or Grievance arise an employer needs to handle such situations very carefully and HR Desk can guide you through this process. Best practice and the necessary legal process will be followed in order to protect the employers and employees’ interest.
Investigations
A thorough investigation into any misconduct or a grievance allegation must be undertaken. The investigating officer can only be involved with any subsequent hearing if the Company is too small to have another manager hearing the appeal and the policy is written to reflect this. HR Desk can also help by providing qualified credible and impartial people to chair the meetings.Capability
Some employees who underperform because they do not have the necessary skills to do their job and some are absent so often they can’t get through their fair share of the workload. Both scenarios are capability issues but the way they need to be handled are very different. HR Desk can write a capability policy and provide guidance on how to manage an employee back to full performance or out of their business. Particular care is needed in handling ill health dismissals to ensure you will not be faced with a disability discrimination claim. We can advise on whether an Occupational Health report would be helpful and have contacts with professionals in this field
Tailoring Your Recruitment Needs
While not a recruitment agency, HR Desk can assist in all stages of the recruitment process advising on Job Spec compilation, Advertising, Shortlisting, Interview Process, Reference Checking, Selection, Onboarding, Induction.Representation at Third Party Fora
HR Desk is very experienced at representing employers at the Workplace Relations Commission Hearings, Union meetings and negotiations in order to assist its clients. We can assist in the preparation of appropriate documentation / submissions for such hearings / meetings as required and attendance at same in order to represent the employer in what sometimes can be extremely complex matters.
Absence and Sick Leave Management
The associated loss in productivity due to absence and sick leave can be a massive cost to employers. Employers are keen to deal with this in an effective way. HR Desk can introduce measures in order to assist in such matters in order to provide a resulting significant improvement in these areasStaff Training and Development
A wide range of training courses are available, including...- Managing Conflict
- Managing Abuse
- HR Strategy Management
- Effective Team Management
- Disciplinary and Grievance
- Appraisal Training for Appraisers
- Bullying
- Conflict Resolution
- Communicating with Employees
- Conducting an Investigation
- Harassment
- Induction
- Interviewing
- Misconduct Presentation
Performance Management
To have a workforce that performs well is a goal of every employer. Linking strategic goals to HR and Performance Management initiatives is of the utmost importance and HR Desk can assist here also.If you would like to know more about any of our services we would be happy to hear from you. Contact Us Now.
