How we can help you
We will have all the skills and experience you need to assist you.
Whether you’re an individual or an employer, we will be able to walk you through the employment law issues of relevance to you. We have a fully balanced approach to our work. Our employment lawyers know all the arguments that apply to each side of a working relationship. It is highly likely that we will already have dealt with somebody in the same or, at the very least, a similar situation as you.
We can act for you, whether you are:
An employee
A temp
A trustee
An agency worker
A contractor
A volunteer
Some other form of worker
A director
A shareholder
Appraisals
Pay, benefit and reward, including around bonuses, commission, share options, LTIPs, the national minimum wage, the living wage, notice pay, pay in lieu of notice (PILON) and holiday pay
Bullying, harassment and victimisation
Contracts of employment and consultancy agreements
Contract variations (changes)
Court claims and litigation around bonus awards, restrictive covenants/post-termination restrictions and High Court injunctions
Collective and workplace agreements, Staff forums & Work councils
Data protection and Information Commissioner complaints
Disciplinaries, including for conduct and gross misconduct
Dismissals
Employee exits (terminations)
Employment law aspects of sales, mergers, acquisitions and takeovers
Employee rights, such as the right to be accompanied
Employment status, including agency workers and temps
Family friendly rights including in the areas of adoption, maternity, paternity, parental, dependants and carers
Grievances
Employment Tribunal claims including unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal (notice pay), breach of contract, unlawful discrimination, whistleblowing, health and safety concerns and pay/unlawful deduction from wages claims
Health and safety, employee wellbeing, welfare and occupational health referrals
Internships & work experience
Investigations
Outsourcings and insourcings
Performance management
Recruitment, pre-employment checks including right to work in the UK, criminal record and reference checks
Redundancies, restructures and reorganisations
Relocation packages
Restrictive covenants, including confidential, return of company property, non-compete and intellectual property clauses
Retirements
Settlement agreements, Acas early conciliations and mediations
Sickness, stress/anxiety/depression caused by work, sickness absence management, wider attendance, alcohol and drug use
Staff handbooks, policies, procedures and codes of practice
Staff training and awareness
Trade unions and industrial action
Transfers of undertakings and TUPE
Unlawful discrimination, equality, diversity, inclusion and equal pay
Whistleblowing
Working time
We can act for you, whether you are:
A private limited company
A partnership
Some other form of public sector employer
A public limited company
A charity
A Board of trustees or governors
A sole trader
A local authority
A group of shareholders
Accountancy
Advertising
Aviation
Architecture
Banking
Beauty
Charities
Childcare
Commodities
Construction
Education and training
Financial services
Engineering
Fitness
Hairdressing
Health and care
Hospitality
HR
IT
Insurance
Law
Local government
Logistics
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media and entertainment
Motor
Music
Pensions
Power and renewable energy
Professional services
Property
Public sector
Publishing
Retail
Sport and leisure
Technology
Telecommunications
Transport
Tourism