Employment

Our dedicated Employment team is experienced in providing practical and proportionate advice to employers and employees on a wide range of matters

Employment

At Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP, our dedicated Employment team is experienced in providing practical and proportionate advice to employers and employees on a wide range of matters, including those which become disputed, such as:

  • Disciplinary and grievance procedures
  • Performance management
  • Enforcing restrictive covenants
  • Redundancy
  • TUPE
  • All forms of discrimination such as sex, race, disability and age
  • Bullying, harassment and stress
  • Equal pay
  • Whistle blowing
  • Flexible working
  • Payments on the termination of employment and compromise/settlement agreements
  • Service contracts and terms and conditions of employment
  • Employment policies and staff handbooks
  • Dealing with claims in the Employment Tribunal and High Court

The Employment team provides specialist experience across a range of industries, including the pharmaceutical and retail sector.

A sample of recent cases includes:

  • Defending a claim against major fashion retailer for breach of TUPE regulations
  • Defending a claim for pregnancy related discrimination
  • Advising on enforceability of restrictive covenants
  • Advising a corporate client on a serious grievance raised by employee
  • Advising a corporate client on performance management issues
  • Drafting and updating executive service contracts, standard terms and conditions of employment and staff handbooks

For advice and assistance, please email lawyers@rooksrider.co.uk

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