Whether a client is seeking advice on the terms of a new service agreement, on defensive strategies to protect employment rights or on preparing for litigation/ severance negotiations, we are happy to help.
We act for senior executives and private individuals on a wide range of employment issues including:
- disciplinary and grievance matters
- working time regulations
- all types of discrimination
- enforceability and scope of restrictive covenants
- employment contracts/service agreements
- consultancy agreements
- contractual disputes
- termination of employment
- exit packages and compromise agreements
Where clients have an employment related claim against their employer we provide clear advice on the prospects of success as well as the likely costs and compensation if the claim were to succeed.
Our employment team is proud of the results that they have achieved for employee clients and a few examples are outlined below.
- Advised several high profile TV presenters and journalists from local and national TV stations on contractual issues, exit strategy and negotiation of compromise agreements.
- Obtained substantial compensation at an Employment Tribunal for an employee claiming automatic unfair dismissal on health and safety grounds against a steel manufacturer.
- Advised a senior health professional on her terms and conditions of employment and negotiated improvements in her pay and benefits where the trade union’s efforts had proved unsuccessful.
- Obtained substantial compensation at an Employment Tribunal for a financial services executive claiming unfair constructive dismissal and a protective award.
- Advised a private individual on the proposed terms and conditions of his consultancy agreement (including restrictive covenants) and negotiated the best possible terms for him.
- Successfully defended a former director of a large fostering agency against allegations that the director had acted in breach of restrictive covenants.
- Advised a new Head of Legal at a London-based bank on the proposed terms and conditions of his employment contract.
- Successfully represented a senior executive from a large pharmaceutical company after he was ousted from the company just prior to a TUPE transfer.
- Advised a senior executive on how to join a competitor without acting in breach of the restrictive covenants in his existing service agreement.
- Successfully defended a senior manager employed by a county council against allegations of gross misconduct.
- Advised a HR Director of a large UK wine retailer on exit strategy and negotiation of a compromise agreement.