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Employment

Our expertise in providing employment advice is formidable. We have a large specialist team of employment lawyers working across the full spectrum of employment law, from recruitment to termination, from employment tribunal claims to enforcing restrictive covenants and contract law.

Drafting contracts of employment, staff handbooks and compromise agreements, advising on the implementation of redundancy dismissals, advising on the employment aspects of business transactions including TUPE . . . the activity of our employment solicitors is diverse and is undertaken for a range of commercial and public sector clients.

A commitment to add value to our employment law advice is clear. Regular in-house seminars, legal updates and bespoke workshops to train and educate your staff on topical issues are a feature of the approach.

The breadth of experience of our employment law solicitors allows tailored advice, and we take pride in the difference it can make to you. Of course it helps that all our lawyers are business focussed, making a point to adopt a commercial, practical and cost effective approach.

Contentious matters

Our employment lawyers deal with all contentious employment matters, including:

• Wrongful dismissal
• Unfair dismissal
• Unlawful deductions from “wages”
• Redundancy and reorganisation
• All areas of discrimination, including sex, race and disability discrimination
• Equal pay and equal treatment.
• Confidential information and trade secrets
• Restrictive covenants (eg, non-competition, non-solicitation)
• Trade disputes and other collective issues

Advocacy can be undertaken in-house or through our external specialist Counsel, whichever suits the case and your needs best.

Corporate support

• Employment issues arising from mergers, acquisitions and disposals
• The obtaining of work permits

Dispute resolution

• Executive and other terminations
• Compromise agreements
• Settlements via ACAS

Non-contentious matters

• Recruitment
• Offers of employment or engagement
• Directors’ service agreements
• Other employment contracts
• Terms and conditions of employment
• Employee handbooks
• Staff manuals and other training aids
• Consultancy agreements
• Equal opportunities policies
• Other policies (such as health and safety, internet and so on)
• Works councils and industrial partnership
• Union recognition procedures

To download our Employment service sheet please visit out Knowledge Centre.