Employment

The Employment Department acts mainly for an employer base advising on all aspects of employment.  

Clients benefit from specialist advice on drafting contract documentation to defending and prosecuting claims
in the Employment Tribunals and Courts. We also provide expert and pragmatic advice to HR professionals
on all employment issues including the preparation of policies and guidance notes.  The Department specialises
in breach of contract, unfair dismissal, redundancy, disability discrimination, sex and race discrimination, TUPE
and the impact of SDDPs on all employment matters.

Non-Contentious Employment Work

The Department has wide-ranging experience preparing contractual documents, staff handbooks and policies
for a variety of industries. The Department is also experienced in the preparation of service agreements for
senior executives and directors, having developed expertise in the drafting of bespoke restrictive covenants
for individuals in a wide range of industries.  We deal with the drafting and negotiation of documents entered
into upon the termination of an employment relationship, including compromise agreements, consultancy
agreements and deeds of covenant, including:

Contentious Employment Work

The Department regularly deals with all types of claim pursued in the Employment Tribunal. Depending upon
the client's needs, the Department will run a Tribunal from start to finish (including representation before the
Tribunal) or, if preferred, deal with particular aspects of preparation. We always provide advice which takes
account not only of the merits of a particular claim but also the financial and HR implications of pursuing a case
to a full hearing. The Department is also experienced in dealing with interlocutory injunctive work arising out
of breach of restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses.