Our award winning Employment Team acts for employers in the UK, Europe, the US and beyond, with particular focus on the technology, retail, manufacturing and public sectors. We also act for senior executives and deal with Board room issues.

We deliver creative solutions across employment issues that arise from the beginning of the employment relationship to the end, by working to understand the culture and drivers within our clients' businesses in order to assist them in achieving their goals.

We support HR teams by providing strategic advice, preparing contractual documents and handbooks, advising on redundancy and restructures, TUPE, industrial action, working time issues and the management of litigation in the Courts and Employment Tribunals.

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GDPR

On 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enforced across Europe. This is the most significant changes we have seen to data protection in over 20 years.

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Handbooks, policies and procedures

Our team can create bespoke documents for you or provide templates that you can reuse with our support. This includes "family friendly" policies and GDPR compliant policies.

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Immigration

We advise sole representatives and entrepreneurs setting up business in the UK for the first time in addition to established businesses in the UK who wish to transfer employees from an overseas group company or source the talent of non-EEA nationals for skilled roles.

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Employment aspects of public sector outsourcing projects

We advise public sector clients on all employment, TUPE and pensions issues arising on the outsourcing of services, including contract drafting and negotiation, and commercial pension risk allocation.

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Employment aspects of business and company sales and purchases

We can advise on TUPE, the negotiations of warranties and indemnities and post-acquisition harmonisation issues. We can advise on TUPE, the negotiations of warranties and indemnities and post-acquisition harmonisation issues.

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Internal training

We can offer bespoke training for you and your staff including best practice for conducting disciplinary and grievance procedures.

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A guide to worker status

A guide to worker status - looking at the gig economy. Reviewing job roles, are they self-employed contactors or workers? This depends on a range of factors and a wrong work status can end up being a cost to a firm.

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The importance of dealing with harassment in the workplace

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Specialisms

Contracts, Terms and Conditions of Employment & Directors Service Agreements
Litigation and trial advocacy
Working time including sleep in and on call issues
Restructures and redundancy
Industrial relations, disputes and Trade Union recognition
Grievance, disciplinary, capability and dismissal procedures
Termination packages and Settlement Agreements
Employment Covenants, post-termination restrictions, confidential information and High Court representation

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