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We have expertise in acting for both Employers and Employees in all aspects of employment law, including:
- Unfair dismissal
- Redundancy and re-organisation
- Sex discrimination
- Race discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Age discrimination - see the comments made by Angela Gorton at a recent Learn Direct seminar
- Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation eg gay, lesbian
- Discrimination on grounds of religion and religious belief
- Representation at employment tribunals
- Wrongful dismissal
- Negotiating termination packages
- Working time queries (eg holiday entitlement, rest breaks, maximum weekly hours)
- National Minimum Wage
- Contracts of employment, service agreements, secondment agreements, employee handbooks
- Family friendly policies, such as maternity, paternity, parental, adoption, dependants leave
- Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
- Employee benefits
- Whistle-blowing
- Part-time and full-time workers
- Equal pay
- Business protection and restrictive covenants
We specialise in providing pro-active and pragmatic advice and solutions to your employment needs at a time when the risks to employers seem to increase every year. We also deliver regular seminars and can arrange tailored training sessions for your staff and managers. We offer a cost – effective, commercial approach using our friendly, reliable team.
Discrimination and unfair dismissal claims are commonplace and compensation for discrimination claims are unlimited. We do not underestimate the costs and adverse publicity such cases can cause. The vast majority of claims are avoidable by pre-emptive action at the right time. Having procedures in place, and trained staff can avoid claims arising in the first place. We can assist you with both. Where this is not possible we will vigorously defend any claims in the Tribunal.
Procedural fairness is critical. Failure to follow statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures can result in compensation being uplifted by up to 50% and the dismissal being found to be automatically unfair. It is imperative that you take legal advice at each stage of the employment process, rather than wait for a claim to arise before speaking to solicitors. We can take the pain out of the process, leaving you to run your business!
To assist this process, we have developed “Pre Empt”. This is designed to provide the benefits of in-house advice and teamwork. For a fixed, budgetable fee we will audit your present procedures to ensure they are compliant with legislation to minimise the risk of claims.
