Employment

Our Services

Our specialist team of employment lawyers can help you in all areas of employment law, including:

Compromise / Severance Agreements

Our team have helped hundreds of people to get the best available deal when negotiating Severance / Compromise Agreements.

Unfair Dismissal

You may have been unfairly selected for redundancy, sacked for supposed misconduct, dismissed for alleged poor performance, or you may have been forced to resign. Our experienced team of employment law specialists will give you practical, realistic advice on the value and merits of your claim and take the claim all the way if settlement is not possible.

Discrimination Claims

Discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief is unlawful and can have a devastating effect on the victim. Few employers ever admit to discrimination or harassment and some will discriminate unwittingly. Our team have substantial experience in all types of discrimination claims and are skilled at presenting Tribunal claims.

Work Place Bullying

If you are being bullied at work, but are not protected by discrimination legislation, we can still assist. We may be able to stop it happening, or if things have gone too far, we can seek a negotiated severance for you.

Disability and Grievance Hearings

We can advise you on how best to present your case at disciplinary or grievance hearings.

Working Time Regulations

If your employer is working you like a slave, or failing to give you paid holiday, they may be in breach of the Working Time Regulations. We will advise you of your rights in this area and assist you in requesting your employer rectifies the situation.

Parental Rights

If you are a mother-to-be or have given birth, we can intervene when your health and safety has been threatened, or your employment put at risk and can clarify what your legal rights are. There is now the right to paternity leave, unpaid parental leave and unpaid time off to deal with family emergencies. We can advise you on these rights and how to apply for them.

Flexible Working

Parents with children under the age of six and disabled children have the legal right to request flexible working. We can help you assert this right.

Whistle-blowing

You may become aware that something illegal, unlawful or unethical is going on in your organisation. We can advise you what to do about it and act for you if you suffer a detriment as a result of making a protected disclosure.

Time Limits

The time limit for employment claims to be received by the employment tribunal is usually three months. However, this may be extended if you have followed the statutory grievance procedure concerning the matters you wish to complain to the tribunal about, or if your appeal against your dismissal is outstanding. Determining the correct deadline to submit your claim to the Tribunal can be complex and we will carefully consider with you the deadline to submit each claim you may have against your employer.

For further information email Sophie McGuinness at sophiemcguinness@boltburdon.co.uk
or call our Employment Department on 020 7288 4723.