Our specialist employment solicitors offer employment advice and services covering all areas of employment law offering you a single expert source for advice, support and representation.

No monthly fees and no fixed contract:

With our employment services there are no monthly fees, no monthly retainers and you are not tied into a fixed contract – you only pay for the advice and support you use. In addition to this, users of our employment services are given free membership of our new Employers’ Support Scheme (click for more details).

New services for small and medium sized employers:

• Fixed price employment documents (click for more details)
• Employment advice line (click for more details)

Our employment team offer advice and support covering:

• Employment tribunals
• Discipline procedure
• Dismissal
• Compromise agreements
• Redundancy
• Employment contracts
• TUPE – employment aspects of business acquisitions and disposals
• Employment rights
• Retirement

 The same employment laws apply to your business whether you employ 5 or 5,000 employees and you have the same duties towards your employees as any other. Whatever your circumstances, size and requirements, our employment solicitors offer you the tailored support you need, so you can concentrate on managing your business. 

Preventing employment disputes arising through cost-effective advice:

As in all areas of commercial law, seeking advice and support at the earliest stage possible is the most effective means of avoiding any problems or costly disputes arising and therefore minimises your long term costs. Our employment law experts tailor their support to your business needs and by offering advice on such issues as employment contracts and conditions of employment we can prevent many common employment issues from ever arising.

Amicable and efficient solutions to your employment matters:

Where contentious employment issues do arise, we find the majority can be resolved through negotiation; either directly between the employer/employee and their legal representatives, or with assistance of formal mediation services such as those provided by Acas. In such cases our experience and knowledge of negotiation processes can prevent employment disputes escalating into costly employment tribunal proceedings. 

Specialist advice and representation at employment tribunals:

Whilst our services aim to prevent and avoid employment tribunals so as to minimise any costs to you the employer, where such proceedings do ensue we are able to offer you specialist legal advice, support and representation at every stage. Seeking specialist advice can ensure you are in a strong position to defend your rights as an employer against any claims or accusations made by employees.

Cost-effective legal solutions to ever changing employment problems:

Our employment team’s commercial awareness, combined with their professional and pragmatic approach to employment matters, means our employment services are continuously adapting to changes both in legislation and the commercial arena. This allows them to continue to provide cost-effective solutions to the legal demands of ever-changing employment practises.    

To discuss an employment matter or how you can prevent future problems arising, speak to a member of our team today.