Employment law solicitors

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Employment law is complex, fast-moving and can have a significant impact on every aspect of running a business. At Blake Morgan, our specialist employment law solicitors combine deep legal expertise with a clear understanding of the commercial realities organisations face. Whether you are managing day-to-day HR issues, handling complex disputes, or navigating large-scale organisational change, we help you make informed decisions that protect your business and achieve the best possible outcomes.

As part of Blake Morgan’s wider Employment, Pensions, Benefits and Immigration group, our employment solicitors are supported by over 20 dedicated experts who work collaboratively to provide a seamless service. We pride ourselves on delivering clear, pragmatic and solutions-focused advice that is tailored to your specific goals. Our clients value our ability to balance legal precision with commercial practicality,ensuring you receive advice that is not only legally robust but also makes business sense.

Main areas of practice


Advocacy and representation

For claims in Employment Tribunals.

Representation before appeal courts

Including the EAT, High Court and other courts up to the Supreme Court.

Employment contracts, service agreements and policies

Including drafting GDPR-compliant policies, handbooks, staff privacy notices and contractual documentation, drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants, protecting of confidential information, drafting and advising on partnership documents, advising on employment status issues and drafting consultancy and independent contractor agreements.

All day-to-day employment law and HR issues

Such as discrimination, equal opportunities, equal pay, disciplinary hearings, grievances, absence, performance management, staff-related data protection issues including subject access requests, wages, working time, gender pay reporting, whistleblowing and family friendly rights.

Dismissals and redundancy

Disciplinary dismissals, redundancies, ill-health dismissals and retirements, voluntary early severance agreements, senior executive terminations, boardroom disputes, protected conversations, settlement negotiations and settlement agreements.

Collective bargaining and trade union issues

Including advice on collective agreements, strikes or threatened industrial action, information and consultation requirements and works councils.

Restructuring and reorganisation

Advice, drafting and due diligence work, changes to terms and conditions, relocation, mergers, acquisitions, procurement, resourcing, outsourcing and TUPE (transfer of undertakings or service provision changes).

Recruitment sector advice

Our specialist team are experts in advising on all legal aspects of recruitment including advice to organisations supplying or relying on permanent, self-employed or temporary staff including agency workers. The team advises on Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Managed Service Arrangements as well as all legal considerations facing recruitment businesses.

Our clients


Our employment law solicitors act for a wide range of public, private and third sector clients, from individuals to household names, spanning a large number of industries and sectors and including some of the leading organisations in their respective fields.

Blake Morgan provides a very tailored and personal service for us and we are always impressed with their knowledge on various employment legislation matters. They are responsive, meet their deadlines, and offer great value in their advice.
- Legal 500, 2026


The level of detail in their response is clear, concise and easy to understand, with an impressive turnaround time that ensures efficiency and effectiveness.
- Chambers and Partners, 2026


Blake Morgan are always knowledgeable and put forward solutions to difficult issues.
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


They offer very clear and realistic advice and always provide many options in simple terms. They are always approachable and responsive.
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


We receive an excellent service from Blake Morgan. They provide high quality advice and are always willing to help.
- Legal 500


The Blake Morgan team are very helpful and cover all areas of law that we need. They're also good value for money.
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


Highlights


Providing all employment law advice (with Pensions and Immigration) for a key health sector client on complex clawback provisions on training costs (potentially running to six figures), discrimination issues, TUPE, collective agreements, back-pay for doctors, and a major restructuring project involving redundancies of very senior staff.


Advising a Plc and a subsidiary when a contract was awarded to various incoming contractors resulting in complex TUPE and redundancy issues. The 18-month project (affecting 700 employees) involved identifying the transferring staff, and advising on redundancies, collective consultation, electing representatives, Trade Union issues, and fragmentation. The project successfully resulted in no tribunal claims.


Defending a leading UK security company in 36 claims for unlawful deduction of wages, breach of contract, unfair dismissal, working time regulations, whistleblowing and race, religion or belief, disability, sex and sexual orientation discrimination. We successfully defended all claims that went to full hearing; the remainder were withdrawn, settled or struck out.


Awards, accolades and accreditations


Employment Rights Bill overview cover.

The biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation

An overview of the Employment Rights Act 2025

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Chair end of year report 2023/24 cover

Chair End of Year Report 2023/24

Highlights from the last year of the activities we have done to support our communities.

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Employment Handy Fact Card cover

Employment Law Handy Fact card 2025/26

All the latest Employment law facts and figures in one convenient place

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Our experts


Joanne
Davies
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Cardiff

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Rajiv
Joshi
Partner

Reading

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Kathrens
Partner

Cardiff

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Matthew
Smith
Partner

Cardiff

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Bob
Cordran
Partner

London

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