Employment

Employment law is an ever changing and uncertain area of law. We can help both employees and employers to work their way through the maze of legislation and case law. We can assist employers and employees prior to a formal dispute arising, advise on the correct procedures to be followed and, if matters cannot be resolved informally, we can represent you at an Employment Tribunal or in the Courts. Our services are tailored to the needs of our individual clients and we are happy to discuss those with you and offer a free initial meeting where we will assess your specific needs. Below are just some of the services we can provide.

 

Employer Services

 

We are able to draft contracts of employment, grievance and disciplinary procedures, employee handbooks and compromise agreements. We can advise on the appropriate procedures to be adopted should a redundancy situation or other dismissal of employees arise. We can advise on the best methods of handling disciplinary and grievance procedures, including drafting the letters you will need to send to employees at each stage of the procedure.

 

If matters cannot be resolved then you may be pursued in an Employment Tribunal or the Court. We can represent you for claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal, breach of contract, allegations of discrimination or breach of statutory rights. We can also assist you in recovering any losses you incur as a result of an employee's breach of contract which often occurs when an employee or ex-employee breach the restrictive covenants in their contract of employment.

 

Employee Services

 

There are many issues which cause concern to employees. Your employer may have treated you less favourably or have dismissed you for reasons which you believe are connected with your race, sex, disability, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. You may have been unfairly dismissed or have raised a grievance against your employer which has not been deal with.

 

The time limits for bringing claims in the Employment Tribunal are very short and in many cases are three months from the date of the incident about which you are complaining e.g. an act of discrimination or the date of your dismissal. It is therefore vitally important that you take appropriate legal advice as soon as you realise you have a complaint.

 

If you are an employee or an employer with an employment related problem, then please telephone James Leo for a free initial discussion on 0121 643 5531 or email James by Clicking here