The enormous number of employment compliance issues means that employers increasingly require specialist advice in order to keep up with legal developments. Our clients range from smaller owner managed businesses to multi-national public companies and are drawn from a wide range of sectors. Whatever the nature of the enquiry, our dedicated employment unit aims to provide clear advice in a timely and cost effective manner.
Our service includes:
Terms of Employment, Policies & Procedures and Share Option Schemes
Terms of employment for all levels of staff including the drafting and negotiation of directors’ service agreements
A full range of policies and procedures provided individually or as part of a "handbook", including:
- Disciplinary procedures
- Grievance procedures
- Equal opportunities policies
- Policies relating to data protection and use of email and the internet
- Share option schemes and incentive arrangements, including EMI share options, other "approved" schemes and unapproved arrangements, as well as the attendant taxation implications
- Employee taxation generally
Disposals, mergers and acquisitions
We advise extensively on issues arising on disposals, mergers and acquisitions in particular:
- Collective consultations
- Multiple redundancies
- Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
- Obligations in the event of insolvency
Employment litigation and termination agreements
We undertake all aspects of employment litigation including high court and county court proceedings and employment tribunal work. One of our partners sits as a part-time employment tribunal chairman which gives us a particular insight into the presentation of cases before tribunals. In all cases, we aim to ensure that our clients can approach a hearing with confidence.
The members of the team regularly deal with a wide range of cases including:
- Contractual claims
- Protection of intellectual property rights and confidential information
- Enforcement of employee restrictive covenants
- Unfair dismissal
- Redundancy
- Unlawful deductions from wages
- Discrimination
- Maternity rights
- Equal pay
Many disputes can be resolved through negotiation and we advise on the drafting and negotiation of termination agreements (otherwise known as compromise agreements) on a daily basis.
Contact our Employment Law team
You can contact our specialist Employment lawyers by phoning 0118 951 6800