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Employment Law

Overview

Work is closely tied to security, identity and routine. When something goes wrong, it can affect far more than your job. We offer clear, considered employment law advice to help you navigate change, protect your position, and move forward with perspective.

How we can help

We advise employees and senior professionals on a wide range of employment issues, providing practical guidance tailored to your circumstances.

  • Unfair dismissal & wrongful dismissal

  • Redundancy processes, including consultation, selection, notice and payments

  • Workplace grievances and disciplinary proceedings

  • Contract disputes, including notice provisions, bonuses and restrictive covenants

  • TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) regulation transfers

  • Whistleblowing concerns

  • Holiday pay issues & unlawful wage deductions

Discrimination & Equality at Work

People in England, Scotland and Wales are protected from discrimination at work according to The Equality Act of 2010. It is unlawful to treat someone unfairly because of certain protected characteristics.

Protected characteristics include

  • Age

  • Disability

  • Gender reassignment

  • Marriage or civil partnership

  • Pregnancy or maternity

  • Race, including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin

  • Religion or belief

  • Sex

  • Sexual orientation

Forms of discrimination

  • Direct discrimination: treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic

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  • Indirect discrimination: applying rules or practices that disadvantage people with a protected characteristic

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  • Harassment: unwanted conduct linked to a protected characteristic that violates dignity or creates a hostile environment

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  • Victimisation: unfair treatment because someone has raised or supported a discrimination complaint

Employment disputes and Tribunal support

Where issues cannot be resolved informally, we provide measured, strategic support at every stage of an employment dispute.

  • Advising on redundancy agreements

  • Drafting and advising on settlement agreements

  • Without prejudice and protected conversation correspondence

  • Harassment and discrimination claims

  • Early case assessment and merits advice

  • Time-limit advice and limitation analysis

  • Guidance through ACAS

  • Early Conciliation

  • Support with filing ET1 claim forms

  • Preparation for preliminary hearings

  • Case management preparation and compliance

  • Drafting schedules of loss

  • Mediation support and negotiation guidance

  • Advising on and drafting COT3 agreements

  • Support in connection with Employment Tribunal hearings​

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