The Foundations
You know your employment setup needs improvement, so let’s get it sorted properly.
Maybe your contracts were created from a template that was downloaded years ago.
Your policies might have been added one at a time, usually because something happened and you suddenly realised you needed one.
Or maybe you’re employing more people and you’ve realised you need a proper, consistent foundation underneath it all.
These things are easy to leave alone while everything is running smoothly but issues can crop up when you actually need to rely on them.
Someone challenges a decision and you’re not sure what process to follow.
Two employees doing the same job are on completely different terms and nobody can really explain why.
Or you discover that what was agreed when somebody joined isn’t in their contract.
The Foundations gives you a clear, usable framework so you know what you have, what it covers and how to use it.
This is likely to be right for you if...
your contracts or policies are outdated, incomplete or have grown organically over time
you’re unsure whether your current employment documentation is fit for purpose
you end up reinventing the wheel for routine employment matters because there isn’t a clear framework
you’re hiring or growing and want the employment basics in place before the business gets more complicated
What you get:
The documents are only part of the job!
I start by understanding how you actually employ people and looking at what you have in place already. I work out what is sound, what needs updating and what is missing, then put the right employment framework in place for your business.
That includes:
a core set of policies covering the main situations that arise when you employ people
one employment contract template reflecting the main way your business employs its people
practical documents covering the routine stages of employment: new hires, onboarding, probation, changes to terms and people leaving the business
I provide policies as individual documents rather than wrapping everything into one large employee handbook, making them easier to maintain and update as things change.
Then we go through it together
I walk you through what has been put in place, explain what the key documents mean in practice, when you’re likely to need them and what you need to do with them.
So you end up with a proper framework in place and the confidence to use it when you need it.
What changes afterwards?
You know what your contracts say and you have clear processes to fall back on when issues crop up.
Day-to-day employment matters are handled more consistently because you’re working from the same clear framework, rather than making things up as you go.
You have much stronger foundations in place, so the gaps, workarounds and confusion don’t scale with the business, and become harder and more expensive to untangle later.
How long does it take?
The Foundations is usually completed over around four weeks.
I’ll confirm the expected timing as part of the suitability and scope check, once I know what you already have in place and what needs to be updated or created.
Investment
£2,000
This covers the standard Foundations project.
Before you purchase, there’s a short suitability and scope check to make sure that The Foundations is the right fit for what your business needs, and that your requirements sit within the standard scope.
Ready to complete the suitability and scope check?
Keeping it current…
Once The Foundations project is complete, you can choose to continue with ongoing support through a separate monthly retainer.
This keeps your employment documents current as employment law changes and gives you straightforward support when changes in your business mean something needs updating.