Employment law

As a benefit of DDU membership, practice principal members get free access to Peninsula's 24-hour employment advice line and can look to Peninsula for support with COVID-19 employer challenges. Members can also unlock discounted employment law and health and safety consultancy services.

To get free employment law advice, or to discuss the exclusive discounts available to members, simply contact Peninsula using the number at the top of this page, quote your DDU membership number and the DDU authorisation code on your Peninsula card.

Coronavirus and HR advice for practice principals

Peninsula have put together an informative video that covers frequently asked questions about the governments furlough scheme. It includes how the scheme works with public/private funding; the level of grant available under the scheme; how to claim the grant; and the alternatives to furlough. Watch video.  For individual tailored advice members can contact Peninsula on the number above. Not a member? Email Peninsula primarycare@peninsula-uk.com

Free 24-hour employment law advice line

Peninsula’s advice line provides DDU practice principles with access to expert legal advice on employment related issues. It includes:

• help in drafting any follow-up letters
• telephone coaching in managing employee issues.

There are a number of reasons you may want to contact the Peninsula employment advice line. They can include:

• support with COVID-19 employer challenges 
• dismissals
• termination of employment contract
• bullying or harassment complaints
• disciplinary issues
• capability or competence issues
• sickness or health issues
• grievances or workplace disputes.

Discounted HRFace2Face consultancy service

HRFace2Face is an impartial consultancy service with no contract involved that offers principal members access to discounted face to face assistance with employee employment law meetings. You can request and pay for this service when and where needed. It offers paralegal support² to assist you with the legally compliant arrangements for inviting your employee to the meeting and attendance at your practice to conduct the meeting for you (or alongside you). Your consultant can conduct any necessary investigations and provide a written recommendation to bring a resolution to the matter.

The types of meetings where HRFace2Face could assist you include investigations; grievances; disciplinaries; capabilities; redundancy consultations; TUPE consultations; settlement meetings; and appeals.

Discounted employment law support service package

Principal members of the DDU can upgrade their access to free 24-hour employment law advice and purchase a discounted employment law package. It includes:

• An employee management system - statement of terms and conditions, employee and management handbooks and stationery
• BrightHR (an app to help manage holiday requests, log sickness and lateness on your phone)
• a fortnightly electronic newsletter
• optional insurance³ for employment tribunals, preparation and representation by Peninsula's in-house legal team.

To find out more contact Peninsula on the number above and quote your DDU membership number the DDU authorisation code on your Peninsula card.

Discounted Health and Safety package

Principal members of the DDU can look to Peninsula for support with preparing and installing a bespoke Health and Safety management system for your workplace. The discounted package includes:

• a comprehensive written health and safety policy
• an employee safety handbook for all employees
• visitors' documentation
• safety records and procedures
• training records and documentation
• system updates as needed by legislation
• Health and Safety e-learning sessions
• changes in management structure or activities
• optional insurance³ for the costs of defending criminal prosecutions for breach of health and safety law, representation for interviews under caution, contesting enforcement orders is also available
• BusinessSafe online - documentation storage, risk assessments and responsibilities planners. Also available as a smartphone app.

You'll receive an initial workplace healthcare safety survey of your premises, followed by a further workplace healthcare safety survey for each additional two years the contract remains in force. You'll also be given a written report advising you on how to use best practice and achieve compliance with your legal obligations.

To find out more about this package contact Peninsula on the number above and quote your DDU membership number the DDU authorisation code on your Peninsula card.

Peninsula is a leading employment law and personnel consultancy in the UK.

^{1 A 'principal' is defined by the DDU as a dentist who is paying a principal subscription.}

^{2 All work conducted by an HRFace2Face consultant is provided on a day rate. For practices who have purchased the full Peninsula employment law package with optional insurance, all the work conducted by a HRFace2Face consultant may also be insured (subject to the terms and conditions of the policy underwritten by Irwell Insurance Company Limited Irwell 3.}

^{3 Subject to the terms and conditions of the policy underwritten by Irwell Insurance Company Limited 'Irwell'. Irwell is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority (Register No. 202897). Peninsula Business Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the sale of non-investment insurance contracts (Register No. 468574).}