Expert Employment law solicitors
Vigil subscribers log in hereEmployment law is constantly changing, but at Blake Morgan our team of expert employment law solicitors understand the commercial impact of these changes and how to secure the best outcome for your organisation.
Our employment lawyers are part of Blake Morgan’s wider Employment, Pensions, Benefits and Immigration group who work closely together, comprising a team of over 40 employment experts. Our employment law solicitors specialise in all aspects of employment law and our clients consistently praise our pragmatic, commercial and solution-driven advice which is tailored to their needs.
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.
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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.
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