Clear, well-drafted contracts, policies, and procedures are essential for protecting your business, ensuring compliance with employment law, and fostering a fair and transparent workplace. At DTM Legal, our Employment & HR team works closely with employers to prepare tailored documentation that reflects the latest legal requirements and supports your business objectives.
Setting the Right Foundations for Your Workforce
Employment contracts and workplace policies form the backbone of the employer–employee relationship. They set expectations, define rights and obligations, and provide a framework for managing day-to-day matters and resolving disputes.
Outdated or unclear documentation can create uncertainty, increase legal risk, and make it harder to manage staff effectively. By keeping your contracts, policies, and procedures up to date, you can avoid costly misunderstandings and demonstrate your commitment to best practice.
Key Considerations for Employers
When reviewing or introducing contracts, policies, and procedures, it’s important to ensure they are tailored to your business and compliant with current legislation. Key considerations include:
- Legal Compliance: Are your contracts and policies up to date with the latest employment law developments?
- Clarity and Accessibility: Are terms and procedures clearly written and easy for employees to understand?
- Tailoring to Roles: Do your contracts reflect the specific duties, seniority, and risks associated with each role?
- Protecting Business Interests: Do you have appropriate confidentiality clauses, restrictive covenants, and intellectual property protections in place?
- Consistency: Are your policies and procedures applied consistently across the workforce to avoid claims of unfair treatment?
- Flexibility: Are your contracts and policies adaptable to meet changing business needs while remaining legally sound?
Our Services
We work with employers of all sizes and across all sectors to create, review, and update employment documentation. Our services include:
- Drafting new employment contracts for permanent, fixed-term, and casual staff
- Reviewing and updating existing contracts to reflect legal and business changes
- Preparing tailored staff handbooks, policies, and procedures
- Advising on essential policies such as disciplinary, grievance, equal opportunities, and sickness absence
- Ensuring documentation protects confidential information and intellectual property
- Providing guidance on implementing and communicating new policies effectively
- Conducting compliance audits of existing employment documentation
Why Instruct DTM Legal?
Our Employment & HR solicitors combine legal expertise with a practical understanding of business operations. We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, we take the time to understand your organisation and produce documentation that is robust, and works for your organisation.
By choosing DTM Legal, you can be confident that your contracts, policies, and procedures will meet legal standards, reduce the risk of disputes, and support a positive workplace culture.
Get in Touch
To speak to a member of our Employment & HR team about drafting or reviewing contracts, policies, and procedures, call us on 01244 354800 / 0151 321 0000 or email employment@dtmlegal.comail. We’re here to help you protect your business and maintain a compliant, fair working environment.
