Pragmatic & proactive
employer services
We provide proactive pragmatic general day to day advice on all employment issues.
Practical & responsive
employee advice
Our solicitors have all gained considerable experience working for major UK law firms. The fact that we are a niche practice allows us to respond flexibly, sympathetically and in a more cost effective way.
We are experienced in advising both partners and partnerships particularly in relation to retirement of partners or members. We seek to deal with such matters in a practical and sensitive way.
We advise our employer clients on all aspects of business related immigration to assist them with hiring, relocating and retaining staff who are subject to UK immigration control.
Compensation limits and minimum awards will increase where a claim arises on or after 6 April 2024. The changes include: ... read more
The Supreme Court in Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & anor v Agnew & ors, has held that police officers can bring claims for unpaid holiday on the basis that the underpayments were part of a series of deductions, despite not being workers or employees for the purposes of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Additionally, and significantly, the SC held that a relevant series of unlawful deductions is not necessarily broken by a gap of more than three months. ... read more
In AECOM Ltd v Mallon, the EAT upheld an ET decision that the employer failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments when it did not telephone a job applicant to make reasonable enquiries about his disability. ... read more
The Government has announced a significant change to the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill. This Bill seeks to enable the Government to more easily repeal, amend or replace any Retained EU Law, which was incorporated into the UK’s legal system following the end of the transition period. ... read more
Last week, the Government made the first in a series of deregulation announcements it expects to make this year, with the stated purpose of reducing the burden on business and growing the economy. Included in the announcement were several employment law measures relating to the WTR, TUPE and non-compete clauses. The Government is now consulting on the proposed changes to the WTR and TUPE. ... read more
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