EMPLOYMENT LAW
We advise and act for both Employers
and Employees. Having experience on both sides enables
us to be sensitive to all aspects of this fast changing area
of the law.
Employment Law is technical and a
failure to follow the correct procedures can be prejudicial
and costly. It is therefore important to seek advice at an
early stage.
This is an important area of our
practice and our service covers most aspects of Employment
Law: starting from where there is a dispute between Employee
and Employer at the initial stages of a disciplinary or
grievance process to all steps taken on to an Employment
Tribunal or in negotiating a settlement via a Compromise
Agreement.
On the non-contentious side we
advise Employers on changes in legislation, preparation of
Employment Contracts, Staff Handbooks and drafting
Compromise Agreements.
Not infrequently enquiries are received
from prospective claimants to find out whether or not they
may have a good case to pursue. In some instances (this is
discretionary) we operate a concessionary ½ hour fixed
fee arrangement which clients on a limited budget have
found to be helpful. For claimant employees the first
10 minutes of an initial appointment is free.
We deal in
most areas of Employment Law including:-
-
Employment Contracts and Directors Service
Agreements
-
Compromise Agreements (Preparing, advising
and negotiating)
-
TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings)
-
Unfair dismissals and wrongful
dismissals/breach of contract
-
Redundancy
-
Equal opportunities (including disability,
age and orientation discrimination)
-
Disciplinary and grievance procedures
-
Bullying and harassment claims (including
stress and psychiatric injury)
-
Data protection
-
Whistleblowing
-
Working time
NOTE:
An important part of Employment Law where we regularly
provide expert advice concerns mutually agreed terminations
under a Compromise Agreement whether or behalf of an
employer or employee.
We also advise self employed persons and prepare contracts
for services and advise on partnership disputes and
dissolutions.
EMPLOYMENT TEAM
Solicitor/Partner Year
Qualified
Richard W Pigula 1980
