Employment & HR

The Right Tools for the Job

Specialist Employment Law Solicitors

Our experienced employment law solicitors are HR experts. We know the law.

Crucially, however, we know how to apply it in practice: to real staff with real issues in the real world.

We obviously provide employment law advice but often equally, or if not more importantly, we provide experienced advice on the commercial solutions and options to your problem whether it be on the shop floor, in the boardroom or anywhere else you operate. In other words we advise you on what we would do if we were in your shoes.

Above all, we know how challenging it is to keep pace with employment law. This is why we act as an extension of your business or HR team, giving you the powerful HR tools you need, when you need them most.

Helping you with employment law & contracts

Our experienced employment lawyers can provide advice on:

contracts of employment
Directors Service Agreements
redundancy procedures
disciplinary and grievance procedures
discrimination claims
the drafting and enforceability of restrictive covenants
settlement agreements
social media in the workplace
whistleblowing
TUPE
reorganisations
contract and policy drafting

Transparency

We are committed to transparency on legal fees. Further details and indicative pricing for bringing or defending a claim of unfair dismissal can be found here. Details for the employment team and their experience can be found here.

Expertise

There’s no substitute for hard-earned experience.

Our responsive and solutions-focused employment lawyers can help you:

design employee incentivisation schemes including share option schemes, long term incentive plans and bonus arrangements
draft HR policies and contracts of employment
handle grievance and disciplinary matters
navigate the complexities of TUPE including reviewing outsourcing and insourcing agreements
prepare exit and settlement agreements (formerly compromise agreements)
represent you in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and in the High Court
implement redundancy and reorganisation programmes
advise on the drafting and enforceability of post-termination restrictive covenants

Lead Contact

Deborah West

Head of Employment Team

Meet the rest of the team