Good employers work hard to maintain positive relations with employees, but what if this is not always reciprocated?

With pragmatic, specialist advice taken at the earliest stage possible, most issues can be resolved before a formal dispute even arises. Our Employment team works with employers to identify where remedial steps may be taken to repair employee relations before matters escalate to a dispute.

Where, however, the employment relationship deteriorates to the point where a separation may be prudent, we can advise employers on how best to conduct separation discussions whilst mitigating the prospect of claims against them.

Alternatively, despite best efforts, where a claim is submitted against an employer, our team is well placed to provide the necessary support, providing decisive and commercially pragmatic advice throughout the process.

Our Employment team regularly appears in Employment Tribunals in Scotland and across the UK, and also handles employment claims in the civil courts and regulatory hearings in various Tribunals across the country.

Our (pricing and) cost information for this service in England & Wales can be found at the following link: Cost Information

How we can help

Our employment team advise on contentious employment issues, supporting employers every step of the way. We provide practical solutions to resolve employee disputes to ensure that the business is not derailed from its wider goals and objectives.

Our services include:

• Handling employee grievances, including the preparation of formal documentation, investigation of grievance concerns and the formulation of the grievance outcome and any appeal which may follow;
• Supporting employers through the use of workplace mediation;
• Advising on protected disclosure (a.k.a whistleblowing) matters, including the investigation and remedial action which may be suitable once a concern is raised;
• Supporting employers through protected conversations and without prejudice discussions where it has been identified that the prudent solution is to amicably terminate the employment relationship;
• Representing employers through ACAS early conciliation; and
• Defending the full spectrum of employment claims, including unfair dismissal (including constructive dismissal), discrimination, unpaid wages/holiday pay, breach of contract and whistleblowing claims.