Commercial Employment
With an ever increasing amount of employment regulation, it is clear that employers need to be pro-active and to manage risk when considering their employment law and staffing issues. Employers who can demonstrate their willingness to adopt well thought out employment policies and procedures can protect themselves from facing costly Employment Tribunal claims. We adopt a pro-active, preventative and commercial approach to employers of all sizes and structures.
We assist businesses in incorporating suitable terms into their standard Contracts of Employment to ensure that they comply with employment legislation. Where disagreements and disputes result in legal proceedings before the Employment Tribunal, we are able to act and advise in order to assist in defending or mitigating compensation claims.
We advise on the full range of employment issues including -
Preventative Measures
- Contracts of Employment
- Working Time Issues
- Redundancy
- Minimum Wage
- Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
- Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Parental Laws
- Sickness Absence
- HR Policies and Procedures
- Transfers of Undertakings
- Whistleblowing Matters
Damage Limitation
- Unfair Dismissal Claims
- Wrongful Dismissal Claims
- Compromise Agreements
- Discrimination Law
- Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
- Restrictive Covenants
- Advising on managing disciplinary hearings
- Employment Tribunal Representation
Our team has many years of experience of employment law issues including involvement in many high profile cases including the House of Lords case of Lawson v Serco which decided the issue of whether an employee had jurisdiction to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal in England when he was working for a British based employer abroad. Our employment team were awarded "runners-up" in The Lawyers "Employment Team of the Year" Awards in 2006.
