Employment Rights Assessment

Reasons to become Employment Rights Assessment certified

ASSESSMENT

Thorough, impartial assessment of all your employer responsibilities.

DEMONSTRATE

Demonstrate first class compliance across the
supply chain.

EMPLOYMENT

Stand out as an excellent employer with new
and existing employees.

AVOID

Avoid costly fines, lengthy tribunals and risks of
non-compliance.

*UKAS is the National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom. They are government appointed, to assess and accredit organisations that provide services including certification. Accreditation drives confidence in all sectors by underpinning quality of results, ensuring their traceability, comparability and validity. 

UKAS accreditation guarantees the highest levels of impartiality and competence through the continuous assessment process.

The Need For ERA Services

Any UK employer, recruitment agency and umbrella company can voluntarily opt to go through the certification audit as a way of demonstrating their willingness to comply with and uphold UK employment Law, certification lasts for 12 months upon successful completion. In order for the client to retain their certification status, they must undergo a further surveillance audit within 12 months otherwise the certification will expire.

The minimum standards/compliance levels that ERA require its own clients to operate to are documented in the ERA Scheme and there are 5 stages to the ERA journey.

In addition to checking the clients’ policies, procedures and employment related documents, the auditor checks a list of processes during the audit, the outputs of which MUST satisfy the ERA Scheme.

These processes must be demonstrated to the auditor and evidence provided to show that they are documented. Employee/worker records are sampled during the audit and used to evidence adherence to those processes and procedures.

Any evidence provided that does not satisfy the ERA Scheme will result in a non-conformity being raised. The client is then given an agreed time period to provide evidence of corrective actions which demonstrate that they now satisfy the ERA Scheme.

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can benefit your company

THE WAY TO
DEMONSTRATE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

ERA was born out of a demand in the marketplace to deliver a recognisable standard for employers and workers alike. By promoting ERA Services within the workplace employers send a strong message of equality, diversity, and respect to current and prospective employees.

The Right Tools

An independent assessment of an employer’s adherence to current UK legislation shows dedication to your employees. 

ERA provides an independent assessment benchmarked by current employment law, enabling you to demonstrate with confidence your compliance with a certification that is scrutinised by a government-backed third party, UKAS*.

Built for you

‘A Community Interest Company (CIC) … wants to use their profits and assets for the public and works for the benefit of the community.’ Wikipedia

At ERA Services CIC, we would like to see employment rights being upheld across the nation, working with charities that support employees in the UK.

ERA provides an independent assessment benchmarked by current employment law, enabling you to demonstrate with confidence your compliance with a certification that is annually scrutinised by a government-backed third party.

ERA AND UMBRELLA COMPANIES

Currently we know that there is talk of regulating umbrella companies and we understand why. The need to demonstrate compliance on a more frequent basis has affected many agencies and requesting additional certification from umbrella companies is now commonplace.

There are various companies who offer assessments and certifications and this gives agencies peace of mind that their contractors are being looked after and things are done correctly. Not all of these are affordable or accessible for smaller umbrella companies, but ERA Services has a fair and affordable pricing structure, and as long as you have 1 employee, you can opt for an ERA assessment.

ERA conducts a thorough, impartial assessment of all aspects of employment rights from minimum wage, holiday pay, modern slavery, and confirmation that all taxes are paid appropriately and on time for both your internal and umbrella workers, along with the additional responsibilities for your umbrella workers in line with AWR, the EAA Conduct Regulations and Key Information Documents.  The ERA audit is not just a case of ticking boxes and providing documents; in line with UKAS procedures, we look at the processes in place to ensure that a company is following them to be the best employer that they can be.

Holding an ERA certificate should reassure your agencies that you uphold the standards set for all employers in the UK and that your contractors are well taken care of.

ERA AND RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do recognise that in the temporary workforce sector that there has been much unrest over the last few years caused mainly by constant changes to taxation and employment law legislation and appreciate that recruitment agencies are under more and more pressure from end clients to evidence their compliance, and this includes their relationships with umbrella companies. The ERA assessment is tailored with additional questions that deal with your responsibilities as an employer of your internal staff, along with additional responsibilities for your temporary workers such as AWR day one and week 12 rights, EAA Conduct Regulations and the Key Information Document.

The ERA audit is not just a case of ticking boxes and providing documents; in line with UKAS procedures, we look at the processes in place to ensure that a company is following them to be the best employer that they can be.

Holding an ERA certificate should reassure your end clients that you uphold the standards set for all employers in the UK and that your contractors are well taken care of.

ERA AND EMPLOYERS

ERA conducts a thorough, impartial assessment of all aspects of employment rights from minimum wage, holiday pay, modern slavery, and confirmation that all taxes are paid appropriately and on time. The ERA audit is not just a case of ticking boxes and providing documents; in line with UKAS procedures, we look at the processes in place to ensure that a company is following them to be the best employer that they can be.