Employment
At MKB Solicitors we offer a comprehensive employment service to our clients (whether employers or employees). Employment Law can be complex and employment problems often upsetting. We aim to offer a professional yet sympathetic approach to ensure that matters are speedily brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
We offer many funding options to suit the needs of our clients including -
- Legal expenses insurance - you may have legal expenses with your buildings and home contents insurance policy or other pre-existing insurance policies.
- Competitive hourly rates
- Fixed fees
- No win - no fee (in appropriate cases)
- Legal Help - MKB Solicitors have been approved by the Legal Services Commission (formerly the Legal Aid Board) to provide Legal Help where eligible (and are the only firm in Barnsley to hold such accreditation).
We advise on the full range of employment issues including -
- Unfair Dismissal
- Contracts of Employment
- Working Time Issues
- Redundancy
- Minimum Wage
- Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Laws
- Sickness Absence
- HR Policies and Procedures
- Wrongful Dismissal Claims
- Compromise Agreements
- Discrimination Law
- Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
- Restrictive Covenants
- Employment Tribunal Representation
- Issues Arising out of Transfers of Undertakings
- Whistleblowing matters
We offer a free half hour initial appointment for all employment cases.
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.
