Clearlybusiness 
Legal Manager

Be compliant with Employment and Health & Safety laws...

According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), good
levels of health and safety standards in the workplace leads
to better productivity and encourages businesses to boom. 

Equally important is compliance when it comes to managing your staff, businesses who don't comply with legislation such as the Employment Act 2002, risk employment tribunals and if they lose - hefty financial penalties.

The Clearlybusiness Legal Manager service which features as part of Barclays Business Manager, helps you comply with the complex and often confusing Acts, laws and rules that apply to businesses like yours.

Worth over £1,770* Clearlybusiness Legal Manager enables you to:

  • Create your legal documents from over 100 templates via a straightforward question and answer process
  • Send your legal documents for review - giving you peace of mind that your documents are comprehensive and fully compliant with the law
  • Get unlimited 24/7 support froma team of legal advisers who can provide practical advice and support for your legal issues 
  • Simplify complicated staffing decisions by complying with employment legislation - from employment contracts to grievances and more
  • Avoid risks and disputes that could financially weaken your business by complying with Health & Safety - from insurance to risk assessments and more
  • Understand your obligations under UK anti-money laundering law, how to protect yourself and the procedures to follow to report any suspicions you have
  • Keep up to date with changes in legislation via regular bulletins straight to your inbox

24-hour Legal helpline

This service gives you unlimited 24 hours access to a legal helpline. You are only a telephone call away from a legal adviser, who can help to clarify the legal implications of your query and offer practical advice and support to aid you in taking the next steps forward. The telephone service covers general business advice, employment, purchase & sales agreements, health & safety, debts & debt recovery and much more.

What makes Clearlybusiness Legal Manager different from other online legal services?

Most online legal services provide you with 'off-the-shelf' or flat form legal documents that will be relatively inflexible to your particular circumstances. Each document is created via a series of easy-to-answer questions, with helpful explantions and often, examples guiding you through each step. Based on your response, Clearlybusiness Legal Manager drafts and tailors the required clauses to create a document suitable for your circumstances.

Furthermore, each document has a set of comprehensive, yet easy to understand guidance notes providing an overview of the document, things you need to consider like the jurisdiction of the document and signing and witnessing the document, together with explanations of any terms you may not understand.

All  documents and letters are created by top solicitors and barristers and are constantly reviewed and updated in accordance with changes in the law, giving you the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your document is compliant with the law.

* All prices are as shown on the respective partner's website and are inclusive of VAT

Telephone number for Barclays customers who want to know more about Business Manager. 0845 605 2345.

HR and Health and Safety in the workplace

According to the Health and Safety Executive, improved health and safety can lead to better productivity in the workplace.

Under the UK Employment Act, businesses have to set out in writing to their staff, their disciplinary and dismissal rules and their grievance procedures.

A 2006 HSE report found that up to 600,000 people were injured or became ill because of work last year, costing employers approx £1,200 each time.

Health and Safety legislation states that certain accidents, illnesses and incidents must be reported internally or to the appropriate authorities.

Under employment law, within two months of starting a job, employers must give employees a written document, detailing the main particulars of employment.