Case Study

Asta Research Labs (ARL) is an innovative scientific organisation. Its goal is to
research digital health solutions and transform medicine development in the
future. It is a small UK company based in Cambridge and until recently employed 30 staff. It was set up by two biologists around five years ago, and they manage the operations of the company in addition to carrying out their
own research.

Due to the global pandemic, ARL have received funding from a number of
organisations to develop its research, which has resulted in the recruitment of
over 60 new staff, including 15 managers. The recruited managers are excellent biologists but have limited management experience dealing with HR-related matters.

Up until recently, the organisation has not had a HR department, with most HR tasks carried out by one of the Senior Directors. However, a number of grievances and employment cases have been raised and must be
addressed.

You have been appointed as an external consultant for ARL. You will provide employment legislation advice to the organisation with the aim of helping them reduce the number of complaints and grievances. Preparation for tasks:

• At the start of the assignment, you are encouraged to plan your
assessment work with your assessor and, where appropriate, agree
milestones so that they can help you monitor your progress.

• Refer to the indicative content in the unit guide and support your
evidence.

• Pay attention to how your evidence is presented. Remember, you are
working in the People Development Team for this task.

• Ensure that the evidence generated for this assessment remains your
own work.