Employment law

Our specialist employment lawyers support private and third sector organisations when managing their workforces and help them reduce employment law risks

We work proactively with employers of all sizes to do this. We offer one-off support and ongoing fixed fee arrangements, helping you resolve problems with your employees as painlessly as possible. Priding ourselves on giving commercially focused advice, we will always make a recommendation as to which option we consider best for your business. We work with clients from the SME and larger owner managed businesses and the charity sector including pub and restaurant chains, care homes and other social care providers.

Good advice can prevent issues escalating

With employment law, prevention is always better than cure, and we assist organisations by:

• Providing guidance on day-to-day employment law and HR strategy issues including disciplinary and grievance matters; equal opportunities and discrimination; redundancies and restructuring; protected conversations and settlement agreements and business transfers and the operation of the TUPE regulations
• Offering advice in relation to managing absence and mental health issues at work
• Representing clients at Employment Tribunals facing claims for unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract, unlawful deduction of wages and breach of the Working Time Regulations, drafting director's service agreements, employment contracts, policies and procedures
• Advising on alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation
• Working Time Regulation matters including calculation of holiday pay, rest periods and holiday entitlement.

We also offer HR consultancy services on these and other matters.

Fixed fee services

The majority of our clients want cost certainty and work with us via Prism, which incorporates a wide range of fixed fee employment law solutions and HR consultancy services, supported by a legal expenses insurance policy. More information on the package options can be found in the link below.

Prism

Our fixed-fee solution, Prism, helps you build a solid foundation for your business, avoid unnecessary risks, and boost your in-house HR capabilities.

We believe in long-term relationships built on quality advice and your satisfaction. That’s why Prism has no long-term tie-ins, and you receive results focused advice directly from specialist employment law solicitors.

Employment law training seminars

We regularly organise seminars for organisations on current aspects of employment law, and can also offer bespoke training. This could range from a single session on a specific problem, to a suite of seminars to train line managers on the implementation of policies and procedures.