Employment Law

Service Description

We offer employment law advice delivered by experienced specialists providing innovative and decisive solutions. We recognise the need to build and develop strong client relationships, and to gain a full understanding of how our clients operate to enable us to tailor our advice and support to their specific requirements.

Offering expert advice that is plain, simple and easy for clients to understand, we aim to exceed and deliver over and above on client expectations, and work efficiently and collaboratively internally, so those standards are met. Our goal is that our clients experience excellent service and to provide top quality results.

Our wealth of experience means that we can tailor our advice to client needs. We are agile, adapting our style if a client prefers a conciliatory or robust approach.

This Service Includes

Whistleblowing.
Whistleblowing is a complex area of law and can give rise to significant liabilities to an employer. We can rely on our extensive experience in this area to assist clients in these difficult circumstances.

Discrimination.
It is crucial for employers to be aware of the potential of discriminatory issues applying to any HR or employment situation.
Not following the legislative requirements can lead to serious consequences for an employer.
Our significant employment law experience will assist businesses greatly in responding to, and dealing with any HR situations of this type.

Termination of employment.
This area of employment law continues to pose the biggest challenge to employers, to ensure that they carry out a fair process and act reasonably when dismissing an employee with unfair dismissal rights.
We regular assist clients with such circumstances, sometimes this includes drawing up a strategy for dismissal.
We set out all of the considerations and give clients all of the information needed when taking a decision to end an employee’s employment.
Sometimes an employer will want to rely on and use a settlement agreement to bring an end to an employee dispute.

Breach of restrictive covenants claims.
A business will want to make sure that when an employee leaves employment, it limits and reduces the employee’s ability to compete with the company. A well drafted employment contract or service agreement, with specific and relevant post termination restrictions will assist with that.
An employer may also have to act against a former employee to protect its interests with either informal or formal action. Clients may wish to gain commitments from former employees not to compete with obligations to perform to avoid civil litigation. If civil litigation for an injunction is needed, then we can assist with that.

Employment Tribunal cases.
Our employment solicitors have extensive experience of assisting clients with defending ET claims, leading to many favourable outcomes for clients.
We have experience of advocating cases at final hearings as well. This first-hand knowledge of presenting cases in the Tribunal gives us very valuable experience in understanding the law, the ET processes and best advising clients. We have also assisted clients with judicial and ACAS mediation.
Assist with drafting ET3 defences
Disclosure of evidence
Completion of bundle of documents and witness statements
Attendance at hearings
Communications with opponents, the Employment Tribunal, and ACAS.

Guidance and advice for ACAS early conciliation.
If a business is faced with an employment tribunal claim, the first step is for the employee/former-employee to contact the Advisory Conciliation & Arbitration Service (ACAS).
ACAS will try to resolve the issue without it going all the way to a hearing before the Employment Tribunal. We can help navigate through the ACAS process, advising on the risks, and offering our guidance on whether to settle the claim at the early stage.
This also includes advice on settling employment claims

Drafting Employment Tribunal Documents.
If a claim is brought against a business, there are certain steps they must take, within a certain time limit, to avoid a judgment against them. We can review the claim against the business and make sure that an appropriate response is put into the Tribunal in time.
We will talk the business through what to expect and offer clear guidance on the process.
ACAS will try to resolve the issue without it going all the way to a hearing before the Employment Tribunal. We can help navigate through the ACAS process, advising on the risks, and offering our guidance on whether to settle the claim at the early stage.

Representation at Employment Tribunals.
If a business finds itself needing to face an employment tribunal, it could be a worrying and stressful time. Many employers don’t know what to say and are afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing.
We have the right expertise and knowledge to represent you at your hearing, so that all the issues are covered and that you have the best chance of putting your case forward.

Settlement Agreements.
A settlement agreement is a document which ends the employment relationship. This is usually used where there is an ongoing issue and both the employer and employee want to move on. We can draft settlement agreements for business or advise on the best options if an employee wants to end the relationship.