Social Care

With social care providers facing so many financial pressures, good legal support is more important than ever. 

We advise a number of charities and businesses who provide social care services and support, and can guide you through areas such as:

• The ever-increasing regulatory and compliance requirements 
• Negotiating (or renegotiating) contracts with councils or NHS trusts
• Resolving disputes, including through arbitration and mediation 
• Managing property, from lease negotiations to health and safety requirements
• Data protection rules and compliance with the UK GDPR

Specialist employment law support

Employment law is high on the agenda for many social care providers, and our employment solicitors have wide experience of dealing with the complex decisions around:

• Collective pay negotiations with Trade Unions including Unite and Unison
• Sleep-in shifts versus on-call work
• Handling sleep-in shift pay arrangements in contractual terms & conditions
• How to deal with underpayment claims
• Other employment issues, from equal pay to unfair dismissal to the operation of TUPE regulations

Answers to these employment law issues can vary from provider to provider, and decisions will be strategic as well as legal. In advising you, we will consider the wider context around treatment of staff, recruitment, reputation and financial sustainability.

Multi-disciplinary expertise

As a full-service law firm, we can bring in specialist solicitors from across our teams to provide additional support with everything from litigation and dispute resolution to historic abuse claims.