The Employment Department acts mainly for an employer base advising on all aspects of employment.  

Clients benefit from specialist advice on drafting contract documentation to defending and prosecuting claims in the Employment Tribunals and Courts. We also provide expert and pragmatic advice to HR professionals on all employment issues including the preparation of policies and guidance notes.  The Department specialises in breach of contract, unfair dismissal, redundancy, disability discrimination, sex and race discrimination, TUPE and the impact of SDDPs on all employment matters.

Non-Contentious Employment Work

The Department has wide-ranging experience preparing contractual documents, staff handbooks and policies for a variety of industries. The Department is also experienced in the preparation of service agreements for senior executives and directors, having developed expertise in the drafting of bespoke restrictive covenants for individuals in a wide range of industries.  We deal with the drafting and negotiation of documents entered into upon the termination of an employment relationship, including compromise agreements, consultancy agreements and deeds of covenant, including:

Contentious Employment Work

The Department regularly deals with all types of claim pursued in the Employment Tribunal.  Depending upon the client's needs, the Department will run a Tribunal from start to finish (including representation before the Tribunal) or, if preferred, deal with particular aspects of preparation.  We always provide advice which takes account not only of the merits of a particular claim but also the financial and HR implications of pursuing a case to a full hearing.  The Department is also experienced in dealing with interlocutory injunctive work arising out of breach of restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses.