Yes. Our HR and Employment Advisory Team is available to provide free advice and guidance to all members who employ staff. However, only practices where all employing GP/GDPs are members of the MDDUS can apply for the LRI package.
No. Members who employ staff or a Practice Manager within an MDDUS group scheme are automatically eligible to access advice on HR and employment matters, there is no registration process.
MDDUS members who are GP/GDP partners and Practice Managers of MDDUS group schemes have free and unlimited access to the HR and Employment Law Advisory Team.
The advisory service is available between 9-5pm, Monday to Friday. Outside these hours an emergency service is available from our partners, Law at Work, who can also be contacted on 0845 270 2034.
Yes. The team can advise on the drafting of employment documents and also review the completed document.
The advisory helpline is only available to provide advice to members for matters pertaining to their responsibilities as an employer.
As the incident that gave rise to the legal action took place prior to your registration with the LRI package legal assistance will not be available. This package operates on a claims-made basis which means that you can only access assistance with employment law difficulties arising from incidents that occurred during the period that you are registered for this package.
The experienced MDDUS HR and Employment Law Advisory Team will also be available for those registered with the LRI package. Once legal proceedings are initiated they will then instruct and guide our employment law partners while continuing to provide you with a consistent and familiar point of contact.
The package extends to all employees with the exclusion of salaried doctors or dentists.
The LRI package provides practices with access to an annual aggregate maximum limit of £250,000 per year for legal expenses and awards. We believe that this is competitive in comparison to traditional insurance products.
The advice provided is compliant with current legislation but you can choose to progress in a different manner on the understanding that you will not be indemnified for any action you take and that you will be liable for any costs you incur.
Our appointed employment law partners, Law at Work, are experienced specialists within their field and have worked closely with the MDDUS on a number of initiatives over the last four years. They are highly experienced in providing a range of support services designed to enable Partners and Practice Managers to identify, manage and reduce areas of risk within their practices.
If you still have questions after reading these FAQs, don't hesitate to contact the HR and Employment Law Team on 0845 270 2034.
If you still have questions after reading these FAQs, don't hesitate to contact the HR and Employment Law Team on 0845 270 2034.