Employment

If you are facing dismissal, redundancy or unfair treatment at work, clear advice makes all the difference.

Our employment solicitors explain your rights, set out your options and help you take confident next steps.

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How we help employees

Typical support available to employees includes:

• Settlement agreements and redundancy agreements
• Internal disputes  including assisting employees in bringing a grievance or within disciplinary proceedings and sometimes negotiating severance terms. This will also include advising on pay issues, holiday issues, working times complaints, family rights, flexible working requests and refusals.

• Unfair dismissal, Constructive dismissal and breach of contract including where there has been bullying in the workplace.
  • Whilst employees need to act quickly in relation to a potential breach of contract, it is always advisable for employees to take urgent advice on the potential merits of any claim they may have before resigning their employment. We can provide that advice.
• ACAS Early Conciliation
• Representation within Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal claims which can include, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal , discrimination, harassment, equal pay issues and whistleblowing
• Redundancy
• Advice on Transfers of Undertaking (TUPE)

You will get practical advice, a clear plan and costs explained up front.

What we do first

• One: Listen to your concerns and identify your objectives
• Two: Assess prospects, time limits and evidence
• Three: Protect your position and conduct negotiations
• Four: Issue a tribunal claim where a fair outcome cannot be reached

Don’t wait to seek advice

Most Employment Tribunal claims must be started within three months less one day from the act complained of. For unfair and wrongful dismissal, the key date is the date of termination irrespective of any appeal remaining outstanding. If discrimination is claimed, there could be earlier discriminatory acts. Usually the earlier you get advice, the more we can do to assist you. It is easier and better to avoid a dismissal, for example, than to be seeking to overturn it on appeal.

ACAS Early Conciliation often pauses the clock, but strict limits still apply. Speak to us as soon as possible so deadlines are not missed.

Disclosure documents

If you decide to take a dismissal case forward, you will be required to provide a series of key documents and information as evidence.

To do this, you will need to keep:

• A chronology of acts complained of, including the dates and individuals involved etc.
• Contracts, policies and handbooks
• Key emails, messages and meeting notes
• Pay slips, shift records and absence notes
• Copies of grievances, outcomes and appeal letters

Note that you should be mindful of emailing documents outside of your employer’s systems which may contain unredacted confidential or commercially sensitive material. You should familiarise yourself with your employer’s confidentiality, data security and IT policies and procedures.

Here to help with employment law issues

For practical advice that protects your position and helps you move forward, speak to our team today.

Speak to an employment solicitor