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Employmentadvicebarbados.com is an online division of Industrial Relations Solutions Ltd, a Human Resources/Labour Management and Certified Management Consulting company providing a valuable service to the industry. With more than 25 years of experience across a number of sectors, including Telecommunications, Hotels, Security, Automobile, Pharmaceutical, Construction, Banking, Transport, Insurance, Tourism, General Manufacturing, Restaurants, Retailing.
The company is founded by Principal Consultant Deighton Marshall, a former President of the Barbados Employers' Confederation.
The company is founded by Principal Consultant Deighton Marshall, a former President of the Barbados Employers' Confederation.
Our service is founded on being available, responsive, commercial, solutions-focused, and cost-effective – and on being enjoyable to work with. We talk through issues, we listen carefully, and we keep listening. We speak in plain language. We focus on how best to achieve results and deliver value for money.
In industry today, the need for good employee relations has never been more important. The recent introduction of The Employment Rights Act 2012 expands the regulatory framework for employment relations. Among its extensive provisions, some highlights are:
- Employees who have been on the job for at least a year will be able to file unfair dismissal claims.
- Employers must provide potential employees with the details of what their employment would be. The contents of an employment contract are detailed as are those of a pay statement
- Employers will have to provide employees with advance notice of termination, with the period capped at 10 weeks for employees on the job for at least 15 years.
- Employers will have to submit National Insurance Scheme (NIS) deduction statements to their employees each pay period.
- A dispute resolution process and an employment rights tribunal have been established.
- Employers will maintain vicarious liability for the wrongful acts of their employees but not those of independent contractors.
The Employment Rights Act makes the need for practical employment advice crucial in any modern business. Companies can often find that not making provision for this type of service can be costly. It can also lead to an inefficient operation and ultimately, unnecessary industrial conflict.
Industrial Relations Solutions Ltd believe that with good advice, the majority of these disputes and the costs involved could be avoided.Far too often, the parties involved are more focused on proving the other wrong, rather than attempt to reach an amicable solution.We are offering companies practical employment advice, support and a new approach to employee relations at an affordable price. This has been developed through many years of experience across a range of industries working with employers and employees.