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Key takeaways from the Autumn Budget 2024

David Mowlem, Partner in our Private Client team covers the key takeaways from the 2024 Autumn Budget.

You’ve got mail… and the adjudicator was right to make you accept it.

Jenna Wayth, Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution team examines a dispute in connection with an interim payment application made by a subcontractor.

Latest news and insights

01 November 2024 | Time to read: 6 mins

Key takeaways from the Autumn Budget 2024

By David Mowlem

David Mowlem, Partner in our Private Client team covers the key takeaways from the 2024 Autumn Budget.

24 October 2024 | Time to read: 5 mins

You’ve got mail… and the adjudicator was right to make you accept it.

By Jenna Wayth

Jenna Wayth, Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution team examines a dispute in connection with an interim payment application made by a subcontractor.

10 October 2024 | Time to read: 3 mins

Redundancies and Football – the Legal Framework

By Fraser Vandal

Fraser Vandal unpacks how proposed redundancy programmes are rolled out and the scale of their impact.

07 October 2024 | Time to read: 3 mins

Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme – The benefits for community bodies

By Kevin Sturgeon

Kevin Sturgeon discusses the new Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme and the benefits available to community bodies.

Employment Law for Employers

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Employment law is fast changing.  Getting it wrong can harm your reputation and be a distraction for your business. Our employment law team prides itself on giving practical, swift, quality advice that gets you the result you want.

Employment and HR advisory services

Our experienced team advises on a wide range of day-to-day employment law and HR issues including:

  • employment contracts and policy documentation
  • disciplinary and grievance issues
  • absence and performance management
  • employment status
  • redundancy, restructure and change management
  • holidays, statutory leave and working time
  • TUPE
  • equality, diversity and discrimination

Employment disputes

We can help you achieve a negotiated resolution, advise you in a mediation, or represent you in tribunal or court – what success looks like for each and every client and case, is different.  Our disputes experience includes:

  • unfair dismissal
  • breach of contract
  • discrimination & harassment
  • holiday pay
  • unlawful deduction from wages

Employee and executive severance

Managing exits from your organisation can be a challenging and sensitive matter and it is important that you get the right advice.  We advise on pre-termination negotiations and settlement agreements daily, and have expertise in advising on business protection issues such as the enforceability of post-termination restrictions, confidentiality provisions and IP.

Contact the Employment team

Please provide a few details about your enquiry in this form and someone in our employment team will get back to you as soon as they can.

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