Business Clients: Employment
Persons responsible for this department: Michael Creamore and Jennifer Ison.
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Engagement
We will provide the contracts, policies and procedures which are essential to meet your obligations to your staff and to protect your business interests.
We will explain your legal obligations clearly and provide contracts that are specific to an individual, to your business or your industry. Additional clauses can added to cover share options, bonuses and restrictive covenants and other special conditions. We will look at your existing procedures and point out where changes may be needed to meet new and forthcoming legislation.
In work
An employer can easily breach the terms of an employment contract, EU directive or some aspect of the constantly developing UK legislation without intention or knowledge. Employers must be aware of their legal rights and responsibilities in order to minimise the risk of claims from their workforce concerning discrimination, harassment, matters affecting pay and holidays as well as health and safety.
Disputes in the workplace can arise without warning. We will provide practical advice quickly in order to minimise disruption to your business and protect your longer term commercial arrangements.
Termination
Terminations, whether voluntary or compulsory, can store up trouble for the future if they are not handled properly. All to often as solicitors, we find that employers call for advice after the event, when any settlement can be expensive in terms of time, money and reputation. For example, there is no limit to the amount of damages an employee can claim if dismissal is proved to be based on grounds of sex, race or disability.
When a problem arises or when you are considering compulsory terminations, contact us immediately. Our first step will be to make sure your interests are protected as far as possible. We will then recommend a clear course of action either to resolve the dispute quickly and cost-effectively or to minimise your risk and the cost of redundancy. If there is no alternative, you will be re-assured to know that we have a good record representing clients at Employment Tribunals.
