Employment Law
We advise employers on ways to avoid problems – making sure they have the appropriate contracts and policies in place, and helping on redundancy programs and disciplinary / termination issues.
We have particular experience in advising in relation to the termination of employment of directors and senior employees, including dealing with the corporate side of the process such as share scheme entitlements.
We also prepare share schemes for companies, and have particular experience in preparing EMI schemes and agreements
We advise employers when claims or other problems do arise, acting for employers in Tribunal proceedings but always endeavouring to settle claims where possible and appropriate.
We prepare and advise on Compromise Agreements.
We also advise employees on claims against their employers, and on the rights they may have. Again, where appropriate to do so we will always try to settle claims early rather than prolong litigation.
Examples of recent work include:
- advising a company on terminating the employment of a director who had inadvertently suggested he was planning to set up a competing business
- advising a business on its program to reduce its workforce by redundancies as part of cost cutting measures
- advising a company on reducing the salary of a senior executive both to save costs and as a result of the executive not performing as expected
- advising a director on his constructive dismissal claim, and in respect of the valuation of his shares in the company which were required to be sold as a result of his resignation
- advising both employers and employees on Compromise Agreements, and where appropriate advising on the appropriate level of compensation