Erica Burke FCIPD

I am passionate about HR and have spent my entire career helping a variety of employers to maximise the potential of their staff to support business growth and success. My main focus now is to provide HR services to small and medium employers in the Solihull region. When you become an employer and start taking on new staff, this brings fantastic opportunities to help you grow your business. It also comes with a whole new set of responsibilities. Such responsibilities include ensuring your staff - are eligible to work in the UK - have a legally binding contract of employment- pay the proper tax and national insurance contributions- are working in a safe environment- are given proper rest breaks and holidays- have a means to make a formal complaint - are paid fairly compared to their colleagues doing the same job- are not bullied or discriminated against.You also want to make sure that they turn up for work regularly and on time, that their skills are maintained and developed and that they work to the highest standards.We understand that you may be trying to keep costs low, but trying to do all of the above on your own and without professional HR advice can be risky. Not only because of the potential for legal challenge but also because managing people takes time and can distract you from focusing on growing your business. It's great when things are going well, but when things go wrong with employees, it can happen really fast. As a small business you cannot afford to make costly mistakes. It costs nothing for an employee to make a complaint to an employment tribunal but it could cost you tens of thousands of pounds investigating and defending claims. Here at the HR Dept. we willa) Give you a free initial review of your employment contracts and policiesb) Provide you with personalised, pragmatic and professional expert HR advice that works best for you; c) Help you in any situation, from recruitment to redundancy and everything in between;d) Give you peace of mind knowing that if you are faced with an employment tribunal claim, you will be indemnified for up to £250k for a single claim. We cover: Balsall Common, Barston, Bentley Heath, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Catherine-de-Barnes, Chelmsley Wood, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath, Dorridge, Eastcote, Elmdon Heath, Hampton- in- Arden, Hockley Heath, Knowle, Monkspath, Olton, and Shirley.Give me a call on 0121 217 8038 or visit our website at www.hrdept.co.uk/solihull. HR Dept. Solihull - Preventing People Problems