Employment and Health & Safety Advisory Service
The VCAW Employment and Health & Safety Advisory Service offers members an easily accessible service providing advice and guidance on all employment law, health and safety matters across the UK including Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This service is a key benefit of membership of the VCAW.
VCAW members will benefit from totally confidential, practical pro-active legal guidance. Our advice is given by qualified, professional advisers. It is clear, concise and easy to follow – our team will be delighted to assist you.
The VCAW Employment and Health & Safety Advisory Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week (excluding Public Holidays) and members can access the service in the following ways:
Telephone advice line – please call 0845 226 8393 and quote VCAW
*Email service vcaw@elliswhittam.com
Our advice is given from an employer’s perspective to support and protect your organisation. We can advice you on important areas such as:
- Absence and sickness
- Risk assessments
- Contracts of employment
- Lone working
- Staff handbooks
- H&S policy
- Disciplinary and grievance procedure
- Legal obligations
- Conduct
- Accidents
- Capability & Performance
- Occupational health
- Redundancy, TUPE & downsizing
- Environment
- Equality
- Risk management and education
*The e-mail response service is limited to the checking of standard employment letters, documents and individual contract clauses. The service does not include full contract, H&S policy or handbook review or the drafting of entire documents.
If members require further bespoke support on Employment and Health and Safety matters, Ellis Whittam will be happy to provide a full written quotation for our full service packages available at preferential rates for VCAW members – call 0845 226 8393 ask for Jane Cuffin and quote VCA Wirral.
