We provide practical and strategic advice that is tailored to our clients’ needs. Our clients are a diverse group – we act for employers, from blue chip companies to small local charities, and also for employees. We know that the same approach does not work for all.
We believe that our business should complement your business, not the other way around. That is why we actively seek to get to know our clients and how they work so that we can tailor our advice to their way of thinking. Our advice will be commercial with the options, risks, costs and benefits explained at the outset. If we can resolve a matter in minutes, we will.
Our team has impressive knowledge across the full range of employment issues and we are able to offer you the significant benefit of experts at different experience levels. Not every matter requires partner level advice or fees and if we think that an instruction can be handled by a different solicitor at a lower cost, we will let you know.
We are as comfortable advising on complex areas such as high court litigation, difficult exits of senior employees and enforcement of restrictive covenants, as we are providing day to day HR advice on matters such as redundancies and dismissals.
We have expertise in advising senior employees at director or executive level, including negotiation of contractual terms, restraints of trade, employee shareholder agreements and exit packages.
We also have a reputation for securing our clients the best possible terms if they are leaving employment under a settlement agreement and, with extensive experience of advising businesses, we can offer you a valuable insight into the approach your employer may take.
Our work for you doesn’t stop once a matter concludes. We seek long term relationships with our clients and focus on adding value, such as providing training sessions upon request, offering regular email updates, seminars, workshops, webinars and podcasts.
Successfully defending our large international client ($1 billion annual turnover and over 8,500 employees) against action in the High Court and Employment Tribunal valued in excess of £1 million, including resolving complex jurisdictional issues, including the application of foreign law within the UK courts.
Handling and resolving a group claim concerning more than 170 employees and workers for an underpayment of holiday pay against our client.
Obtaining the dismissal at a preliminary hearing of a potential high value unfair dismissal claim against our client and securing a successful cost award against the claimant.
Handling a large scale multi-jurisdictional redundancy process for our international client involving more than 2,500 employees
From 26 October 2024, all employers will have a mandatory duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees.
A failure to comply, or be able to demonstrate compliance with this duty, will increase the risk of sexual harassment claims and can even increase their value by up to 25%.
The new legislation requires employers to proactively take steps to ensure the safety of their employees and a policy alone is unlikely to be enough. In anticipation of this, we have developed a comprehensive toolkit designed to help employers comply with their duty.
This toolkit includes various options and packages:
1. Sexual Harassment Prevention Legal Review – £500 plus VAT
This includes:
2. Provision of relevant policies – Prices for new documents range from £425 – £850 plus VAT (with discounts available for multiple policies)
Options include:
3. Training – Prices for the basic/comprehensive training range from £750 – £3,250 plus VAT (with bolt on options also available)
Options include:
4. Discounted Packages – £1,995/ £3,250/ £5,500 plus VAT
Ensure your business is prepared and compliant with the new legislation. Contact us today to learn more about how our toolkit can help you create a safer and more inclusive workplace: [email protected]