Employment

Our lawyers advise employers and employees across all industry sectors, with particular specialist experience in the creative industries. We also advise on employment law and HR matters across professional and financial services sectors, bio-tech and pharma, software development and technology.

From disciplinary issues to grievances, contracts to redundancies, and throughout the employment lifecycle, our employment lawyers cover the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment issues for corporate and individual clients.

Our wealth of experience of acting for both employers and executives means that we are well placed to provide solutions across all types of workplace issues. We understand that employment law and people issues can be complex and personal,  meaning that every matter is unique.  This is why we always strive to understand the culture and environment in which our clients operate.

Strategic solutions for complex workplace issues.

From recruitment to departure, we will help you nurture the employment relationship and achieve your goals.

Our employment law services include:

  • Creating and developing a fair and inclusive working environment
  • Advising on bonus and incentive plans
  • Helping to devise and implement performance management programmes
  • Advising on maternity and pregnancy-related issues
  • Drafting post-termination restrictions
  • Where necessary, litigating disputes over matters ranging from unfair dismissal and discrimination to protecting confidential information and enforcing non-compete restrictions

Our pragmatic, supportive and straight-talking advice will help you to navigate tricky situations, such as:

  • Outsourcing situations
  • Disputes about ownership of IP or confidential information
  • Workplace disputes such as disciplinary and grievance issues
  • Redundancies and reorganisations.
SPECIALIST AREAS

Building fair and inclusive working environments

Bonus and incentive arrangements

Employment disputes

Maternity and pregnancy related advice

Post-termination restrictions

Performance management programmes

“Specialist media and media-related employment team, meaning that they really understand the sector and the particular pressures of litigation in the sector (including reputational issues). Knowledgeable and dedicated employment law team.”
LEGAL 500
“Genuinely specialist, niche media firm – members of the team bring extensive employment law experience from the wider market into the media sector, so they really understand employment litigation and can obtain excellent results for their clients.”
LEGAL 500
“The team were very good at explaining each step of the legal process in clear and digestible language. As such my partner and I felt confident in asking questions about any part of the process we didn’t understand. They were speedy in their responses and went the extra mile to ensure we were happy with every decision taken It really felt that our best interests were being prioritised at all times.”
LEGAL 500

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