Employment Law continually changes and evolves at a very fast pace. Due to its nature, employment law is one of the most contentious and complex issues that face businesses in today's environment.
All employers, irrespective of how many people they employ, are legally obliged to comply with the countless rules and regulations that exist to protect employees. Our Employment Law team has built a reputation based on responding quickly to situations and suggesting effective and commercially sensible ways to ensure our clients comply with the legislation, whilst at the same time enabling them to continue to run their business in their own way.
Whether it is advising on discrimination, preparing a disciplinary grievance or dismissal procedure or assisting with tribunal procedures, we will always provide pro-active, precise and easily workable commercial solutions to the employment law problems faced by our clients.
Specifically, the team can assist in the following areas:
- Preparing and updating contracts of employment and executive service agreements
- Preparing fixed term contracts
- Share options and employee incentive schemes
- Best practice policies and procedures and employee handbooks
- Compromise agreements
- Employment Tribunal assistance and representation
- Regular updates on changes in the law
- In-house training to key personnel and employment audits
- Employment aspects of the sale and transfer of a business (TUPE)
- Redundancy advice - how to select and consult
- Discrimination advice-how to avoid the pitfalls
- Recruiting, managing and dismissing staff
