UK Employment Law Experts

Our HR outsourcing consultancy services have been helping businesses that are looking to expand to the UK, for over 20 years. Whether you require us to act as an advisor to your in-house HR department or provide you with a fully outsourced HR department, we can help you comply with every statutory requirement of UK employment law. Get in touch with our HR team today.

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International HR Services

Get It Right From The Start

If your business is looking to or getting ready to expand to the UK, international HR management should be one of your key considerations. It is easy to make costly mistakes at the outset. Each country has its own cultural approach to employment contracts, rights and obligations, and knowing the practical solutions to transposing business practice from one country to another is our specialty. 

Our HR team will spend time to understand your requirements, whilst using their knowledge of UK employment law to provide a solution that works for your business and your employees.

Our Network Has
Everything You Need

Without the support of UK employment law experts, establishing a global HR function can involve an abundant amount of time, money and risk. Our HR outsourcing services can not only significantly cut these costs by providing all you need in one place but it also allows you to focus on your core business.

Through our joint venture partner, Evelyn Partners Financial Services Ltd (Evelyn Partners Financial Services Ltd are Authorised & Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority), we can provide you with independent advice covering the setting up of company pension schemes and a full suite of employee benefits, Goodwille can also advise on employment contracts.

Goodwille is underpinned by a larger international network of advisers, many of whom bring real value to our People Management department, supporting with benefits, recruitment & secondments. Give us a call to discuss your requirements.

Let Us Review, So You
Have Peace Of Mind

If you have employees in the UK already, either employed through your already established UK company or employed through your international company, then you may wish for the specialists at Goodwille to review the way in which you operate.

The Goodwille HR team are happy to review your existing contracts, policies and procedures, before suggesting ways to improve and protect you in case of future disputes.

Don’t Just Take Our
Word For It

“Goodwille is iZettle’s safe pair of hands in the UK when it comes to People Management & Payroll, bridging the knowledge gap between UK and HQ in Sweden. Goodwille’s support is a great solution for iZettle’s UK operation, letting us focus on developing our business whilst having specialists take care of our local HR and Payroll requirements.”

Madeleine Flensburg, iZettle AB

Workshops & Online Courses

HR Workshops & Online Courses

Employers have a responsibility to their workforce, to provide them with a safe & positive working environment that is free from bullying & harassment. Check out our range of interactive workshops and online courses.

Personnel Issues

Personnel Issues

No matter where in the world you operate, you will need to follow local employment laws regarding disciplinaries, redundancies, and performance reviews. Following your home market’s process may be against the law.

Training & Coaching

Training & Coaching

Training, coaching, learning and development are all essential to human resources, without a fully developed workforce, you may struggle.

Performance & Reward

Performance & Reward

Reward packages are an addition to basic pay and remuneration. Thinking ahead about the kind of rewards you can offer your employees whilst creating a cohesive working place is essential. 

Absence Management

Absence Management

Absence management is an essential strategy to HR departments across the globe as it can outline how absence is dealt with in a productive, empathetic and helpful way.

Secondments & Sponsorships

Secondments & Sponsorships

Seconding an employee to a subsidiary branch overseas is a great experience for their personal and professional development, or maybe it’s necessary for the business operation. Managing it successfully across multiple nations is essential to a successful operation.

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits

Not all rewards and benefits are legal requirements in the UK. Having a benefits package in addition to an employee’s remuneration can make all the difference.

Pension Schemes

Pension Schemes

Pensions are a legal requirement to fulfill in the UK, being opt-out rather than opt-in. There are different kinds of schemes, and the benefits slightly differ depending on what you choose, for both the company and the employee.

Policies & Procedures

Policies & Procedures

HR policies and procedures are essential in the work that you do to protect both you as the employer and your employees. This is especially important when you’re working trans-nationally across multiple countries. 

Employment Contracts & Staff Handbooks

Employment Contracts & Staff Handbooks

Employment contracts differ from country to country, so ensuring that yours are in line with UK law is essential when moving business overseas.

Recruitment Packages

Recruitment Packages

Getting the right HR solution for your businesses UK arm of its operation is essential. It ensures that your business runs as successfully as possible, adhering to UK employment law, whilst finding the right human resource. See how our full recruitment package could help your business.

Clients We Have Helped With HR & People Management

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    iZettle
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    A leading player in FinTech, iZettle, was always aiming for global success. With the UK being a priority market for many tech startups, iZettle entered one of Europe’s biggest markets in 2012 – so they asked Goodwille for help.
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    Vitrolife
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    A Swedish company marketing fertility products in 100 countries and listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Goodwille provides financial administration, payroll, company secretarial and local tax expertise . Good organic growth!
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  • Widespace technology logo overlayed a number of iPhones displaying their clients
    Widespace
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    Europe’s market leader in mobile advertising, Widespace are growing faster than their market niche. First place in Swedens “Technology Fast 50” by Deloitte. Want to read how this tech powerhouse arrived in the UK? There’s some very good growth.
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Human Resources FAQ’s

Can I transfer an employee to the UK?

Temporary transfer of an employee to another position or country in the same organisation is called a secondment. Goodwille can help organise secondments into all countries.

What is auto-enrolment?

By October 2018, all employees must be enrolled onto a workplace pension and all employers must offer a pension scheme. Through our joint venture partner, Evelyn Partners Financial Services Ltd  we can help set up and administer compliant pension schemes. Evelyn Partners Financial Services Ltd is Authorised & Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

What benefits must I offer employees in the UK?

Other than a workplace pension, there are no requirements to offer additional employee benefits. There may be an expectation from some employees for benefits, so Goodwille can help you with benchmarking if required.

How much holiday should I offer my UK employee?

For someone working a five day week, the minimum holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (28 days). You may wish to offer your employee a more attractive holiday package, so ask us for HR support and benchmarking.

Can I use my foreign employment contract in the UK?

Employees are employed under the law in the country they work, even if they are employed by an international company. We therefore highly recommend that you use local employment contracts to protect you and the employee. Goodwille can review your existing template or provide you with a UK compliant employment contract.

Meet Our
HR Manager

Jacqui Brown
As our HR Manager, Jacqui provides high quality and compliant HR advice across the full spectrum of HR services for a portfolio of Goodwille clients. She offers pragmatic advice on technical matters relating to HR issues including employee relations, organisation design, policies and procedures, implementation of new contracts and staff handbooks, benefits and salary levels, recruitment and training solutions.

Don’t Take Our Word
Listen To What Readly Said

“At the same time we had all the logistical concerns to think about, we had to find our office space, we had to sort out employment contracts, we had to sort out all of our finances. To put it very plainly, a distraction from what we needed to actually do for the success of the business. Goodwille were just incredible at helping us get through that.”

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