DS Health Check
We can help you develop your policies and procedures and can perform an HR Health Check to ensure that you are fully legally compliant in terms of employment legislation. As part of our HR Health Check, we are able to review your existing HR practices and advise how we can improve your current offering to create positive change. The cost of the package is £500 + VAT.
Delivering Solutions – Basic HR support package.
Package available from £150.00 + VAT per month dependant on number of employees (annual retainer basis).
This service is designed to ensure legal compliance along with having clear policies, procedures and systems in place to ensure consistency in dealing with employee matters as well as providing unlimited telephone and email support to Senior Managers and/or Employers. Having these items in place reduces the risk of costly discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. As part of this package the following solutions are provided as standard:
- DS Health Check.
- Branded Company Handbook.
- Unlimited telephone and email support services.
- Standardised Contracts of Employment.
- New employee Starter Packs.
- Regular Employment Legislation Updates – ensuring your always legally compliant.
- Two on-site visits per annum (subject to Government Regulations).
Driving Success
Bespoke personal development reviews and personality profiling to drive improved performance.
Tailed costs for this package can be obtained by contacting our team.
Personality Profiling starts from £190 + VAT per delegate and bespoke feedback sessions can be tailored to your business needs.
At DS Business Solutions we believe that People are any organisations’ most important asset and we want to enable you to get the best out of your people. That’s why we’ve created a number of bespoke packages offering our clients leading edge insight and support across all aspects of their “People”. The Driving Success Package is designed to support you to effectively manage your employees and enable them to fulfil Company KPI’s and excel in their respective roles. Key insights and success criteria include:
- Bespoke Personality Profiling.
- Individual or group feedback sessions delivered by our fully accredited team.
- Key strengths and weaknesses identifier.
- Delivery of effective communications.
- Preferred Management styles and how to get the best out of your team(s).
- Identifying needs and how to effectively motivate.
Dedicated Support
Tailored support for employee relation matters including disciplinary, grievance, TUPE and redundancy.
Tailored costs for this package can be obtained by contacting our team.
Consultancy fees are:
£125 + VAT per hour; £400 + VAT for half day; £750 + VAT for full day.
Whilst we all strive to work within a harmonious working environment where everyone understands and delivers the tasks and duties associated with their role by exceeding expectations, in reality, this is often not the case. At times, having difficult employees, disciplinary issues, repeated absences or under-performers can have a detrimental impact on the overall performance of the business which negatively affects the bottom line. Often addressing such issues can be daunting and time consuming, however with our expert HR guidance and support we can help resolve these matters in a timely manner to prevent detrimental long-term effects on your business.
- Extensive investigation and disciplinary guidance, securely navigating you through complex employee relation matters.
- Step by step guidance on how to address and resolve employee grievances.
- TUPE guidance and advice to ensure you are legally compliant with current legislation.
- Redundancy support including selection criteria, competency frameworks, consultation process and financial packages.
- Absence Management advice ensuring that you are proactively managing absence issues and providing appropriate support to encourage and welcome employees back to work. We will support you to remain legally compliant by suggesting appropriate reasonable adjustments where necessary.
Discover Strengths
Defined performance management process to address under performance and optimise individual strengths in line roles and responsibilities.
Tailed costs for this package can be obtained by contacting our team.
£125 + VAT per hour; £400 + VAT for half day; £750 + VAT for full day.
Discovering not only individual but team strengths and weaknesses are the foundation of any successful organisation. We can support you through the formulation and execution of company strategies and organisational development initiatives to achieve your corporate goals. At DS Business Solutions we believe HR is at the forefront of strategy formulation as having the right people, in key roles across the entire business, working to the best of their ability through effective performance management is recognised as the foundation of success.
Our overall mission is to drive the achievement of collective organisational goals by engaging the right people with the right tools for success to deliver effective solutions which are in the best interests of your business. At times however, this involves making unpopular or difficult decisions regarding the optimisation or redeployment of your employees. We can support you through this process by:
- Designing role specific job profiles.
- Creating performance development review templates.
- Devising performance improvement plans.
- Providing Line Manager or employer guidance on how to conduct difficult discussions in a meaningful manner.
- Ensuring that you remain legally compliment throughout the optimisation or redeployment process whilst providing cost effective solutions.
Dynamic Strategies
Growth and expansion strategies for organisations seeking to expand or scale-up their workforce.
Tailored costs for this package can be obtained by contacting our team.
Consultancy fees are:£125 + VAT per hour; £400 + VAT for half day; £750 + VAT for full day.
Is your Company looking to expand either through organic growth or acquisition? Are you unsure how to devise an expansion strategy or formulate a change management process that will support your corporate goals and objectives? Then let our experienced Team as DS Business Solutions guide you through the process from conception to execution. Whether you want to diversify into different or evolving markets, expand into new geographic locations, grow your market share through economies of scale or simply increase your revenue and profits we can support your individual business needs by offering expert guidance and advice by way of bespoke dynamic strategies. This will cover a multitude of aspects including:
- People Management – growing teams through acquisition or organic growth requires two very different approaches to integrate new team members into your organisation and we can support you to manage this change process effectively.
- Business Analysis – mapping out a business plan which sets out clear structures, strategy and corresponding actions for implementation, competitive advantages of your products and services, and realistic timescales for execution.
- Competitor Analysis – reviewing your competition and understanding their strengths and weaknesses enables you to identify key gaps in the market, new opportunities or potential risks. Compiling this data effectively will improve your company’s efforts and enable you to take advantage of industry trends and developments.
- Brand Awareness – having an understanding of how well your brand is recognised and perceived by customers is crucial to being able to ensure that you are making the most of promoting new products and services.
Distinguished Services
Bespoke employee care packages designed to support employees through change management or redundancy processes offering CV support, interview preparation, strength identifier, and mental wellbeing assistance.
Tailored costs for this package can be obtained by contacting our team.
Consultancy fees are: £125 + VAT per hour; £400 + VAT for half day; £750 + VAT for full day..
Effectively overseeing a change management or redundancy process can be one of the most difficult projects to undertake within organisations. Making unpopular decisions, conducting difficult conversations and managing employee emotions can be a test of character for any individual. At DS Business Solutions we recognise that managing this process effectively reaps a multitude of rewards for everyone involved and ensures that you remain compliant with employment law legislation.
Having employees who are made redundant leave your employment feeling valued, respected and knowing that they personally were not at fault allows them to embark on their next role knowing that they can fulfil their future potential elsewhere. Establishing appropriate support mechanisms to enable them to prepare for their next opportunity allows you the comfort of knowing you have prioritised employee wellbeing and taken care of your employees whilst also maintaining your corporate values and brand reputation. By utilising our Distinguished Services, we can offer a number of solutions to enable you to create a bespoke care package designed to support your employees including:
- Creating template CV’s with individual guidance and support.
- Interview preparation tailed to individual experience.
- Strength identifier utilising psychometric profiling.
- Mental wellbeing assistance provided by trusted partners.
- Legal and financial assistance provided by trusted partners.