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Employing staff
Personnel Advice Service
Legally, you are the employer of your staff. The Personnel Personnel Advice
Service, 7 Millbank,
Advice Service in the Department of Resources provides 3rd Floor x2080
up-to-date advice and information on employment issues PAS@parliament.
and HR implications in line with best practice. This includes: uk
formal guidance on key employment issues such as
redundancy, maternity, paternity rights, and other
employment matters;
ad hoc confidential advice service on professional best
practice and law, including advice and support on specific
cases to help ensure Members operate within the law;
induction and employment training for you and your staff;
development of employment policy and procedures for
Members.
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
(IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Independent
Parliamentary
(IPSA) is responsible for paying staff salaries which you can
Standards Authority
claim against your Staffing Expenditure. It will require you (IPSA)
020 7811 6400
to meet certain conditions, before it places your staff on the
payroll, including the completion of an appropriate contract info@
parliamentary
of employment. standards.org.uk
www.
You should ensure that you have checked references before parliamentary
employing staff. standards.org.uk