| EMPLOYMENT
In recent years there have been significant changes in UK
employment law and the relationship between employers and
employees.
These changes are ongoing and this trend looks set to continue
for the foreseeable future. Most of these changes have been
instigated by developments in EU employment law.
Our aim is to enable our clients to deal with their increasingly
complex human resources issues efficiently and effectively.
At Goodman Derrick LLP this goal is achieved by our team of
specialist employment lawyers who take pride in their expertise.
We advise on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious
employment law, from the point of recruitment to eventual
termination including:
- all aspects of recruitment including interview processes,
the employer’s obligation to confirm the right to
work in the UK, the engagement of self-employed contractors
including the drafting of consultancy agreements, the rights
of part-time or fixed term employees, the employment of
non-standard employees such as temporary, casual or home-based
workers, the national minimum wage.
- advice to both employees and employers on all aspects
of employment contracts, including negotiating and drafting
service agreements for senior executives and standard employment
contracts for other employees;
- drafting and enforcing post-termination restrictions,
confidentiality obligations and other clauses for employer
protection;
- drafting internal policies and procedures including disciplinary
and grievance procedures, Data Protection policies, family
friendly policies, IT and communications use policies, Health
and Safety policies, Equal Opportunities policies, anti-bullying
and harassment policies and others;
- advising HR professionals on day to day issues such as
the conduct of grievance and disciplinary procedures, holiday
entitlement, references, retirement, dealing with long-term
or persistent absence, employee rights to time off work
etc;
- assisting with the employment aspects of restructuring
and consequent redundancy issues, including advice on notification,
consultation, selection, redeployment, termination and appeals;
- advice and representation in Employment Tribunal including
claims for unfair, dismissal, wrongful dismissal, discrimination
in all its forms, unlawful deduction from wages, breach
of contract, equal pay claims etc;
- employment law aspects of transfers of undertakings,
including assisting employers in due diligence exercises
and minimising the risk of consequent claims;
- all aspects of termination of employment from junior
employees to senior executives, including assisting in negotiations
for and the drafting of compromise agreements;
- assistance to employers in negotiating the complexity
of maternity and other family issues;
- effect of the Information and Consultation of Employees
Regulations 2004;
A substantial part of our employment law practice is derived
from clients’ recommendations. We believe this speaks
volumes about our performance and the level of client satisfaction. |
Employment Department Team
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