Employer Legal Advice

Employment issues can have a significant impact on a business, from day-to-day management issues through to disputes, exits, team restructuring and protecting the business after employees leave.

We advise employers across a wide range of employment law matters, helping businesses put the right legal framework in place, manage risk and deal with problems quickly and commercially when they arise.

How We Help Employers

Employment issues are often closely connected to wider commercial considerations, management decisions and the practical realities of running a business. Our approach is focused on clear advice, commercial solutions and helping employers resolve issues proportionately and efficiently. We advise on the practical and legal issues that arise throughout the employment relationship, including:

• Employment contracts for employees, directors and senior executives

• Service agreements for directors and consultants

• Staff handbooks, workplace policies and HR procedures

• Restrictive covenants, confidentiality obligations and team move issues

• Recruitment, onboarding and probationary issues

• Performance management and disciplinary processes

• Grievances and workplace disputes

• Redundancies and restructures

• Dismissals and negotiated exits

• Settlement agreements

• Employee competition and protection of client relationships

• Bonus disputes, commission arrangements and incentive structures

• Holiday pay, sickness absence and flexible working issues

• Discrimination, whistleblowing and harassment claims

• Employment Tribunal claims and disputes

• TUPE and employment issues arising from business sales and acquisitions

• Employment aspects of shareholder and director disputes

Employment Contracts and Policies

Well-drafted employment documentation can help avoid disputes and provide employers with greater certainty if issues arise later. We prepare and review employment contracts, director service agreements, consultancy agreements and workplace policies tailored to the business and the role involved.

We also advise on updating older contracts where businesses have grown, management structures have changed or existing documentation no longer reflects how the business operates in practice.

Dismissals and Exits

Dismissals and employee exits can carry significant legal and commercial risk if handled incorrectly. We advise employers on fair process, risk management and the practical handling of dismissals, disciplinary matters and negotiated departures.

In many situations the objective is to resolve issues quickly, protect the business and reduce the risk of lengthy disputes or Tribunal proceedings. We regularly assist with settlement agreements and negotiated exits involving employees, senior executives and directors.

Restrictive Covenants and Protecting the Business

Protecting confidential information, client relationships and key staff is often a major concern for employers, particularly where senior employees leave to join competitors or attempt to set up in competition.

We advise on restrictive covenants, confidentiality clauses and post-termination obligations

The enforceability of restrictive covenants often depends heavily on how they were drafted and whether they are proportionate to the role and business interests involved.

Employment Tribunal and Workplace Disputes

Where disputes cannot be resolved internally, we advise employers on Employment Tribunal claims and wider workplace disputes. This includes claims involving unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract and unlawful deduction from wages.

We focus on practical strategy and commercial outcomes from an early stage, including assessing risk, potential exposure, settlement options and the wider impact on the business.