Employment

Our team acts for both employers and employees, giving us a valuable understanding of workplace issues from both perspectives.

For employers, we understand that navigating the complex and changing laws can be extremely challenging. We will take the time to get to know your business and culture and assist you to find commercial and pragmatic solutions to any people related issues which arise.

For individuals, we provide practical and cost-effective advice and will take the time to support you through what can be a stressful and worrying time.

Get in touch

To find out more about how we can help, contact Harriet Calver or call us on +44 (0) 117 928 1910.

For details of our Employment Tribunal Claims services and costs, please download our information sheet.

Examples of how we've helped:

Employers

Advising numerous start-ups and scale ups on the employment aspects of running a business in the UK, including drafting contracts of employment and staff handbooks.
Acting for a technology company on its high-level HR issues, including site closures, restructures, under-performance, disciplinary processes including gross misconduct, grievances and data subject access requests, short-term and persistent absenteeism concerns and discrimination claims.
Providing strategic advice to a large hospitality company on how to respond to numerous anonymous allegations of sexual harassment against the CEO, which resulted in the dismissal of the CEO following a carefully managed procedure.

Individuals

Acting for the founder and director shareholder of a telecoms business in respect of his successful employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal after he was forced out of the company by the Board.
Securing a seven-figure settlement for an employee who was forced out of his job at a global bank as a consequence of taking extended parental leave.
Assisting several senior females to achieve favourable and high value settlements after they have experienced pregnancy and maternity discrimination during or after their return from maternity leave.

Investigations

Conducting multiple independent investigations on behalf of a multinational fast-food company into complaints raised by employees of discrimination, sexual harassment and other work-related issues.