Whether your business has a few members of staff or a significant workforce, it is not possible to ignore the increasing number of employment laws all employers must comply with today. The RadcliffesLeBrasseur Employment Department advises a range of businesses from small start-up companies to large NHS Primary Care Trusts and charities.
We advise on all stages of the employment relationship and a summary of the employment services we provide in this area is set out below. If you would like more detailed information then please click here.
Recruitment and commencing employment
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating employment and consultancy contracts
- Service agreements for senior executives
- The advantages and disadvantages of employee versus self-employed status
- Recruiting, rewarding and removing senior executives
- Employee benefits including executive share schemes
During employment
- Directors’ fiduciary duties
- Drafting and auditing internal policies and procedures
- Daily practical assistance and advice for Human Resources personnel and line managers
- Advising on policies and procedures such as:
- disciplinary procedures and grievances
- equal opportunities and discrimination
- bullying and harassment
- maternity, paternity and other family-friendly rights and procedures
- email and internet
- Managing short-term and long-term sickness absence
- Data protection issues
- Drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants
Business decisions
- Compliance with business transfer legislation (known as “TUPE”) including:
- identifying a relevant transfer
- information and consultation obligations
- due diligence and disclosure of infomration
- reviewing sale and purchase agreements
- harmonisation of terms of employment
- keeing your workforce on side
- advising on and dealing with any related litigation
- Reviewing employment warranties and indemnities in corporate transactions
- Handling redundancy programmes
Termination of employment
- Termination packages and compromise agreements
- Assessing the risks on and handling claims in the Employment Tribunal or Civil Courts
- Mediation of employment disputes
Other employment issues
- Pensions advice
- Employment related tax
- Health and Safety
- Immigration and work permits
- Equal pay
Workshops, seminars and updates
We keep our clients up to date with developments in the law.
We provide quarterly updates on developments in employment law and advice on areas of particular importance at that time. This ensures that our clients know that they are being kept up to date in this fast developing area of the law.
Click here to read our Employment publications.
Each year we run workshops and a seminar for our clients at no cost. The purpose of our workshops is to share knowledge and experience. Each workshop is interactive - designed to give you in-depth knowledge of a particular area of employment law with a case study to put your new knowledge into practice.
Click here to see our workshop and seminar programme for the year.
We are able to provide clients with tailor made workshops and courses which can be delivered at your own premises if you prefer. Therefore if you have any particular training needs please contact one of our partners, Sejal Raja, on 020 7227 7410 or by email on sejal.raja@rlb-law.com.
Our team
Our team consists of partners, associates, assistant solicitors and trainee solicitors. The Department has a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of employment law. Our solicitors deliver their advice in a straightforward, practical and commercial manner. We recognise that employment law advice is often required immediately and our solicitors are able to respond quickly to any queries our clients have. Click here to view members of the Employment team.
To instruct a member of our team or for more information please contact Michael Elks (michael.elks@rlb-law.com), Sejal Raja (sejal.raja@rlb-law.com) or Michael Farrelly (michael.farrelly@rlb-law.com) or telephone 020 7222 7040.