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Our pricing depends on the service and support you need. Our employment law retainers are built around fixed-fee pricing, and for business immigration fees or other tailored support, I can get a member of the team to contact you to arrange a consultatio...
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Yes. We take privacy seriously and are committed to protecting personal data. Our privacy notice explains how we process personal data, how it is used and how it is kept secure. You can review this here - https://afterathena.co.uk/privacy-policy/
We support organisations of all shapes and sizes across all sectors, throughout the UK. Example sectors include agriculture, care, construction, education, hospitality, manufacturing, motor trade and more.
We offer a Free 30-day hub trial with no payment details required, no contract and no obligation. You can learn more about our AfterAthena Hub here - https://lp.afterathena.co.uk/afterathena-hub-free-trial
Yes, we provide training through HR, e-learning, health safety and Hub resources, including courses covering employment, HR and health safety topics.
Our retainers provide ongoing employment law support on a fixed-fee basis, giving you clarity on cost and access to experienced legal specialists when you need them.
Yes - we are an SRA-regulated employment law firm, so employers can access legal and commercial support from qualified employment law specialists.
Yes. Legal Expenses Insurance can be added to employment law retainers and may cover compensation awards and legal fees up to £100,000 per claim and £1 million annually.
The Hub is an online platform giving access to tools, guidance, resources, case management, templates, e-learning and messaging with AfterAthena experts.
We can assist with anything related to people management and employment law, including employee relations and proactive HR initiatives.
The Hub includes AI tools for tasks such as drafting tailored policies, disciplinary questions, HR letters, job descriptions and investigation questions.
Yes - we offer a free 30 day hub trial with no payment details required, no contract and no obligation. You can sign-up here - https://lp.afterathena.co.uk/afterathena-hub-free-trial
Yes - our flexible fixed-fee support is designed to help smaller HR teams build tailored support packages and manage employee issues compliantly.
Yes we do. Our HR audits assess how your organisation manages and supports people through the employee lifecycle, with findings and recommendations provided in a report.
Yes - we offer workplace mediation as a voluntary, confidential process to help resolve conflict, rebuild trust and avoid escalation into formal procedures or litigation.
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Yes - for employment law support, we assign a dedicated team of employment law experts who get to know your business and the challenges you face.
Our fixed-fee employment law support can include advice line support, Hub access, drafting letters and documents, contracts and handbooks, e-learning and Legal Expenses Insurance options.
Our retainers include day-to-day legally privileged employment law advice from a named team of qualified employment lawyers.
Yes - our employment tribunal support includes case assessment, strategy development, documentation and evidence gathering, legal representation, settlement negotiation and appeals support.
Yes, we can help create company policies, department procedures and activity processes for health and safety management.
Yes, we advise on obtaining and maintaining sponsor licences, right to work checks, illegal working prevention, audits and ongoing sponsor licence duties.
Yes - we provide advice and support on employee relations issues including disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies, restructures, absence and performance.
Yes - we combine employment law advice with HR and health safety services to help employers manage people pressures, reduce risk and stay compliant.
Yes - our fixed-fee employment law and HR support is designed for businesses without in-house HR or employment law resource.
Yes - our immigration lawyers can support employers with recruiting skilled workers from overseas and navigating the UK immigration system.
Yes - our retainers include annual review of employment contracts and policies, plus ongoing support to keep documentation up to date.
Yes - the Hub allows you to message your adviser directly.
Yes - our bespoke HR and employment law support is designed for experienced or larger teams that need strategic support, extra resource or a sounding board.
Yes - our HR project support can help with restructure, TUPE, culture change, retention, engagement and profitability through managing change.
Yes - we offer one-to-one coaching for aspiring leaders, emerging managers and established people leaders, with in-person or virtual delivery options.
We provide health safety support including training, audits, inspections, documentation, risk assessments, emergency preparedness, incident investigations, contractor management and performance reporting.
Yes, we can. Our consultants can perform audits, inspections and risk assessments to help identify hazards, confirm compliance and prioritise practical actions.
Yes, we can support incident recording and investigations, including high-potential near misses, and help build a stronger reporting culture.
Yes, we train HR teams on immigration and right to work compliance, and we also advise on immigration aspects of mergers, acquisitions and TUPE.
We provide employment law advice, HR consultancy, health safety support and business immigration services to help employers manage people, reduce risk and stay compliant.
For employment law retainers, options start at 12-month contracts, with discounted 2 and 3-year options.
Our head office is at 7 Winckley Square, Preston, England, PR1 3JD.
We support organisations across the length and breadth of the UK.
TUPE stands for Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. It is a UK employment law designed to protect employees when a business, or part of a business, transfers to a new employer.
Yes - we provide manager training and e-learning courses covering employment, HR and health safety topics.