Employment law retainer

YEAR memberships

We understand that one size doesn't fit all which is why we offer a variety of YEAR memberships, providing you and your business with the support needed whenever it's required.

YEAR is a flexible fixed-fee employment law service that aims to revolve around your business needs. We appreciate that you will not require our services every day or you may not require any advice for weeks at a time, however, when you do need us we are on hand and your bill is fixed and invoiced on the same day every month… so, no nasty surprises.

YEAR

• Unlimited employment law advice from qualified solicitors
• A dedicated primary legal adviser, so you have a central point of contact
• A dedicated secondary legal adviser
• An audit to review your existing HR documents and identify areas of improvement* 
• Staff handbook and employment contracts updates 
• Bespoke letters
• Access to the wider firm, with options to explore support and services from other legal teams 
• Fixed fee monthly billing
• Optional legal expenses insurance
• Optional access to Ignite – a HR portal operated by Albion Legal 
• A team that you can trust and that will be there for you every day – in person, remotely, on the phone or via email – you decide

YEAR Plus

For those who need a little extra support and guidance, there is the option to upgrade to our YEAR PLUS membership, which means a member of our employment law team will visit you at your premises to deliver bespoke sessions for you and your team.

These sessions are tailored to suit your needs and can include HR training, chairing of hearings and/or face-to-face advice.

YEAR Personalise

YEAR Personalise offers you the opportunity to bespoke your YEAR package to best suit your business. 

YEAR Personalise provides a tailored package to fit the needs of your business and allows additional flexibility outside of YEAR Plus and YEAR Premium.

YEAR Startup

Starting a small business means big ideas, a tight budget, and plenty to do. With YEAR Startup, you can focus on growth while we take care of your employment and HR needs - affordably, efficiently and with startup-friendly simplicity.

Our YEAR Startup for Businesses membership offers expert HR support at a reduced rate for your first 12 months. We understand that early-stage companies often have smaller teams and limited resources, so we’ve scaled our services to fit your needs.

To qualify, your business must have fewer than 10 employees and a total annual wage bill under £350,000. This keeps our support accessible to growing startups like yours.

Optional add-ons to your YEAR membership

We also offer additional services that you can add on to complement your YEAR membership.

Ignite

HR administrative duties often take up a substantial period of time, with this only being furthered by difficulties in accessing employee information. This is why we have partnered with Albion Legal to provide our clients with the option to sign up to a HR Portal, Ignite. The intention behind Ignite is to reduce the time and resources employers will be required to devote to HR admin, enabling employers to focus on other important aspects of their business, whilst having the comfort and reassurance that employee information and important documentation is not only safely stored, but easily accessible when required.

Ignite has endless vital features that can help employers deal with a variety of day-to-day tasks, including the recording of sickness absence, holiday entitlement, company policies and procedures, as well as arranging important employee meetings and compiling reports to help review sectors of the business and update accordingly, if necessary.

Legal expenses insurance

We appreciate that Employment Tribunal claims can be costly for employers and therefore, as a precautionary measure, businesses often want to take out insurance as protection to cover for this future eventuality. Legal expenses insurance helps to cover some of the costs a business may face if they receive an Employment Tribunal claim against them, the amount of such costs depends on the level of cover in place.

If you would be interested in exploring this further, we will put you in touch with our insurance provider, Albion Legal, who can help you get the right level of cover for your business.

Our expert employment law team

Please also take a look at our main employment law pages to read more about our employment team generally. We also have expertise in the following areas:

• Managing performance
• Grievances
• Restrictive covenants
• Restructuring and redundancy
• TUPE
• Tribunal claims
• Disciplinary issues
• Settlement agreements
• Training

Get in touch to request a bespoke YEAR quote