Employment

People are one of the biggest investments a business makes. As the number of employment rights grow, dealing with employment issues can be daunting. Handling them poorly can be costly. 

Whether it is recruitment, maintaining the employment relationship, managing change or dealing with individuals’ rights, our experienced employment team take a pragmatic approach – delivering understandable and constructive advice. By understanding our clients' businesses we work with them to identify practical solutions and to develop strategies to cope with changes in employment law.

Our extensive litigation experience means that we can provide clients with focused advice and strategy on employment disputes.

For more information on particular areas of expertise please click on the links below.

Our Employment Team works with clients ranging from global brands to companies of all sizes, partnerships and senior executives in a broad range of sectors including retail, leisure & hospitality and healthcare. We provide ongoing support to HR departments and provide a quick response service to telephone and email enquiries.

We also like to keep our clients up to date with regular bulletins and seminars covering recent changes in employment law.
 

Latest News

Phasing out the default retirement age

29th July 2010

Currently, an employer can force an employee to retire at the age of 65 without paying any financial compensation. The only obligation on an employer is to hold a meeting with the member of staff to discuss plans at least six months before their 65th birthday. Although the employee can request to work beyond the default retirement age, the employer does not have to agree to the request, or justify any refusal.

The government plans to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. I... read more