Managing Conduct in the Workplace

It is important to deal with any issues that may arise quickly and effectively. A failure to adequately address the situation can result in a loss of team morale, a drop in productivity, or in some cases even an Employment Tribunal claim, which can cause both financial and reputational damage.

Addressing Employee Conduct Issues

No business intends to face employee issues, and most employees don’t seek conflict with their employer. However, challenges can arise for various reasons, potentially impacting your business, workplace culture, and overall success. Addressing these matters proactively and constructively is key to maintaining a healthy and productive working environment.

Whether it’s poor timekeeping, insubordination or inappropriate behaviour, our dedicated HR team will work with you to ensure that you undertake all the necessary steps, minimising disruption and any other associated risks to your business.

Our HR consultants can review your existing documentation to ensure it is up-to-date, compliant, and aligned with best practices. We also offer tailored drafting services, creating bespoke policies and documents that support effective staff management and reflect your organisation’s values and needs to help you manage your staff more easily.

How Loch can help

Our experienced team of HR consultants are on hand to assist you with whatever challenge you may be facing. Our team will support you through the entire process, to help you get the most from your employees with a range of management solutions.

We can provide assistance on:

Advice and guidance on conducting investigations and
Carrying out investigations on your behalf.
Managing grievance investigations and outcomes
Reviewing HR documentation, policies and procedures
Advice on how to handle difficult conversations
Carhttps://lochassociates.co.uk/contracts-policies-handbooks/rying out the disciplinary process
on your behalf
Advice on an appeal
Carrying out an appeal process on your behalf

With regards to investigations, we regularly provide guidance on what to do, how to carry them out for employers and if there are difficulties, advise you on how to manage it, or we can even manage this for you ourselves.

Our HR Consultants are here to guide you through resolving workplace issues, exploring available options and helping you take the right steps — all while minimising disruption to your business.

FAQs

We can draft bespoke documentation tailored to your business, ready to be shared with employees across your organisation. Our team provides ongoing advice and guidance to support you throughout HR processes. We can also manage employee relations issues on your behalf, handling disputes directly so you can stay focused on running your business

Testimonials

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The seamless service between the HR and legal teams at Loch has proved invaluable to us when we needed support with urgent, sensitive matters. The response was appropriate, professional and timely – we could not have asked for more. As a result of this excellent start, we have engaged Loch to provide us with ongoing support on employee matters safe in the knowledge that they will engage with their legal and advisory colleagues when those services are needed.

Chairman, Board of Trustees

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Loch has supported us with all our HR issues since 2015. They provide a comprehensive service which ensures we are up to date with best practices and maintain a happy, motivated team. The Loch team provide calm, professional and helpful support to prevent things from going wrong and to help resolve any issues that do arise. It is reassuring to know that they are available whenever I might need their support and advice and I would highly recommend them.

Loch HR Client