Our employment solicitors can advise you on all aspects of personal and professional employment law. We can also help if you’re facing a dispute at work, and help you enforce your employment rights.
We understand that you may be worried about your income, reputation, future career or the emotional impact of an employment issue. In situations like this, it helps to have the experts on your side, and we’ll support you every step of the way.
What Can We Help With?
Our lawyers can help you at any stage of your employment:
- Before you start your job
We can help you negotiate and review your employment contract, as well as advise on restrictive covenants.
- Disputes while employed
Including disciplinary and grievance issues. Our team can advise on bullying, harassment, discrimination and family-friendly rights.
- Issues with leaving
If your employer has unfairly dismissed you, forced you out, or made you redundant, we can help you negotiate a suitable settlement agreement and severance package.
- Issues post-termination
Your employment contract and other documents may contain restrictions on your future activity. We can advise on whether these restrictions are enforceable, or defend you if a breach of contract claim is made.
- If you are a business
If you are a business owner, manager or HR professional, we have a team of business lawyers to help guide through any employee issues. Please see our business employment pages.
Who Can We Help?
We regularly help executives and professionals across a range of industry sectors. Our we have employment lawyers in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and other locations across the UK. We can help you if you’re a:
- Employee
- Senior executive
- Director
- Partner
- Board member
- Professionally regulated individual such as a solicitor
- Contractor
- Teacher
- Doctor or healthcare professional.
Why Choose Our Employment Solicitors?
We have a large team of lawyers who are recognised as leaders in employment law. Our team is highly ranked in the independent legal guides, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
We've been named ‘Employment Law Firm of the Year’ at the Personnel Today 2022 awards. They were impressed by the team's many achievements and said its thoughtful solutions to support clients through challenges have had a material impact on their ability to navigate difficult times.
We offer practical, commercial advice that’s far more than just a narrow legal view. For example – if there are post termination restrictions in your employment contract, we will advise on their enforceability, and about their impact on your future career.
It’s important to negotiate with sensitivity – getting you what you want but without damaging the relationship with your employer.
If it comes to it though, we’re experienced in tough negotiation and taking cases to the highest courts in the land. We’re not intimidated and regularly act against large corporations.
So whether you just want a second opinion on your employment contract, or representation in a complex dispute, we’re ready to support you.
Contact Us
If you need advice on any aspect of employment law, our employment lawyers can help. Call us on 0207 650 3939 or contact us online.
Large, experienced team of solicitors
Specialists in representing senior professionals
Advice in plain English
Offices around the UK
