We help you make practical sense and use of employment law. We do this covering the full encyclopedic range of employment law areas.
There are many laws relating to the duties and rights of employers and the individuals that they employ. Employment law applies to all types of enterprises and organisations.
A lot of time, effort, and money is expended in building and establishing an enterprise or organisation. Of course, work is much more than the the word indicates. Our sense of self-worth, achievement, and the ability to provide for ourselves, exploit opportunities and exercise choice, are all bound up in it.
We help you make practical sense and use of employment law. Our four main service areas are listed in the red box immediately below:-
This is not an exhaustive list. Contact us if you cannot see what you are looking for in the list below:-
Dismissing staff safely
Managing performance
Managing attendance (absenteeism & punctuality)
Managing poor behaviour - disciplinary action
Managing staff complaints (staff grievances about work-related matters)
Exit strategies and severance packages
Redundancy
Restructure or reorganisation
Contracts of employment
Contract clauses
Zero hour contracts
Apprentices
Part-time staff rights
Fixed-term staff rights
Non-Compete clauses & Post-employment Restrictive Covenants
How to defend a Claim
Confidentiality clauses
Unfair dismissal
Constructive dismissal
Discrimination: Age, sex, pregnancy & maternity, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marital status & civil partnership and gender reassignment
Bullying
Harassment
Wages (including bonuses and commission)
Wage disputes (including bonuses and commission)
Holiday and holiday pay
Working hours and rest breaks
Notice
Breach of contract
Notice periods
Garden leave
Preliminary Case Management Hearing
Without prejudice conversations
Settlement Agreements
Family-friendly rights leave & pay: Pregnancy and maternity, Flexible Working, time off for ante-natal appointments & family emergencies, Shared Parental Leave
Bereavement leave
Social Media
Anti-bribery
Sick Pay
Whistle-blowing
Recruitment
Job adverts
Job offers
References
TUPE transfers
List of Issues
FREE FIRST 15 MINUTES
We need to take you on officially as a client before we can advise you on your case, but we will be able to tell you during our first telephone call whether you would benefit from consulting with us to obtain legal advice.
If so, we will offer you a free 15 minute consultation with a solicitor. In that consultation, we will take further details, advise how we can help you and give you an idea of how much this is likely to cost.
Our fees are calculated mainly by reference to the amount of time spent on your matter.
We will provide you with fee estimates at the outset or as soon as reasonably possible and throughout the duration of your case. For ongoing advice, to help you to keep a track on your costs, we will usually send you an interim bill at intervals. We expect all invoices whether interim or final to be paid in full and without delay.
If you have concerns about affording our fees, speak to us as we may be able to assist. For example rather than acting for you from the start of an Employment Tribunal claim through to representation at a full hearing, we can advise you on an ‘as and when’ requested basis.
You may have legal expenses insurance cover which will cover the cost of you bringing a tribunal claim, as part of other insurance policies that you have including for example private healthcare, personal accident or household insurance policies. You are not under any obligation to use a solicitor that your insurance company may suggest or insist on. Rather, have the right to choose your own solicitor.
It may be possible to offer you an initial fixed fee interview. The fee will include a consultation, to discuss your case, review paperwork that you provide and confirm our advice in writing. The purpose of the interview will be to discuss your case and to advise you on the likelihood of a successful outcome and a costs estimate for any further work. Whether this can be offered depends on the circumstances of your case and the volume of paper that needs to be looked at.
If you are a Union member, your Union may fund your case. You should contact your Union representative for further information including their eligibility criteria.
Unfortunately, we do not offer Legal Aid. You can contact the Law Society if you need a solicitor who does have a Legal Aid franchise for employment matters. The website link is: www.lawsociety.org.uk/contactus.law
Unfortunately, we do not take on No win, No fee cases.
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