Redundancy

We can advise on the steps that you need to take to make a redundancy process fair and to comply with your duty to consult.

If you have failed to do so we can consider the extent of your liability for a redundancy payment and/or a protective award and if appropriate negotiate settlements on your behalf.

Reviewing and preparing Employment Documentation

We advise on the drafting and enforcement of contracts of employment, staff handbooks, your policies on a range of internal matters, and restraint of trade provisions to protect your intellectual property, trade secrets, confidential information and contacts that are vital to your business.

Advising in relation to drafting and applying disciplinary procedures and grievances

Since the changes came about in April 2009 many employers still need to review their disciplinary and grievance procedures.

Employment Tribunals will take the ACAS Statutory Code of Practice on discipline and grievance into account when dealing with relevant cases.

We can advise on the procedures that need to be adopted, the extend of investigations and inquiries that you need to undertake.

Advising on the rights of employees

We can help both while an employee remains employed, or after the she has left. Our objective is normally to advise you on your rights and obligations and to prevent problems arising and once they have to resolve them as quickly, speedily and as cheaply as possible.

We can assist making sense of the requirements relating to retirement dismissals, Data Protection, use of IT, discrimination, Maternity, Paternity and Flexible Working, Recruitment & Selection, Equal Opportunities, Victimisation and protected disclosures amongst others.

Advising you where you need advice where it is possible employment relationships are likely to come to an end or are about to naturally come to an end

We can advise on the various means of termination of employment including redundancy, the rules on retirements, dismissals for incapacity and misconduct, the expiry of fixed length contracts and reorganisations.

We can also assist when relationships have broken down on means of terminating these amicably by way of a compromise agreement or otherwise.

Advising and representing you in the run up to or where you have brought or are defending a claims in the Employment Tribunal or civil courts

We can advise and represent you in the Employment Tribunal or civil courts.  

We can advise on the time limits an employee has in which to bring a claim, the steps an employee needs to take before they can bring a claim, what you can do to prevent a claim arising, your likelihood of success and an estimate of the level of the claim if it is successful, the steps you can take to reduce any award made against you, negotiating a settlement on your behalf and on advise on means of funding.

Business Transfers & TUPE

We can advise whether the transfer of undertaking regulations apply, your duties in relation to these and their effect of contracts of employment.