LVSC will be offering VCS organisations the advice service to help organisations better deliver for Londoners and support organisations in their legal duties as employers.
With many local and national support organisations being forced to cut services, PEACe will fill the gap by providing high quality reasonably priced HR advice that is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. London's VCS employs 7% of the capital's workforce (250,000 people).
Many of these organisations, as well as those beyond London, are currently facing severe funding cuts, giving rise to complex HR issues such as restructure, redundancy or TUPE that need specialist advice.
The 'for the sector, by the sector' service is offering a range of free and paid for advice services for employers including free advice for small groups on the first Thursday of every month, free HR advice surgeries in partnership with London-based Council for Voluntary Services (CVS), pay-as-you-go and subscription telephone advice lines, a training and consultancy service and an HR health check service.
Peter Lewis, chief executive of LVSC, said: "Our advisers understand HR and employment law, but more importantly also understand the VCS".
Originally set up as a fully funded free service 14 years ago, PEACe has on average dealt with over 500 telephone enquiries alone per year. Working in partnership with law firm Russell Cooke, PEACe has plans to expand further and advance its reach through more advisors, an enhanced document bank, and added training and events.
