Employment

Employers and employees alike need an expert and practised hand to guide them through the ever changing employment law maze.

In the UK, employment is the fastest changing area of the law, with a raft of recent new legislation and employment claims and compensation payments soaring. In depth expertise is vital to help safe navigation of these difficult waters.

This expertise is provided by lawyers dedicated to advising employers and employees on employment law issues facing them. You can expect a practical and cool-headed approach to employment problems from lawyers with an emphasis on business advice and strategy in an employment law context.

We advise on:

= Boardroom disputes
= Breaches of employment contracts
= Business transfers
= Changing employment terms
= Collective consultation
= Data Protection Act
= Director's service agreements
= Disability discrimination
= Disciplinary issues
= Dismissal
= Drafting employment contracts
= Employed or self employed?
= Employment policies
= Employment Tribunal applications
= Equal opportunities and pay
= Former employees
= Health and safety
= Hiring staff
= Work permits
= Industrial action
= Insolvent employers
= Maternity rights
= National Minimum Wage
= Parental leave
= Paying staff
= Protecting confidential information
= Race discrimination
= Redundancy References
= Restrictive covenants
= Sex discrimination Sickness
= Sickness
= Stakeholder pensions
= Stress at work
= Trade union recognition
= Unfair dismissal
= Whistleblowers
= Working Time Regulations

View the key features of our Employment Risk Management Scheme and contact nick.hobden@ts-p.co.uk to get an Indicative Premium Illustration.

View the latest issue of WorkplaceLaw, our quarterly newsletter designed to keep you up to date with developments in the area of employment law issues.

View our Employment Law Reference Guide.

Team members of the Employment Unit have collaborated with Business Hotline Publications and other law firms to bring you a number of frequently asked questions and answers within the broad topics listed below. Although these FAQs highlight some key issues relating to employment law, it should not be considered comprehensive and is not a substitute for seeking professional advice on a specific issue.

= Discipline and grievance
= Discrimination
= Dismissing employees
= Employment contracts
= Gross misconduct
= Maternity issues and SMP
= Redundancy
= Remote working
= Sickness issues and SSP
= The Minimum Wage
= Working time

For further enquiries please contact Nick Hobden (view full profile) on 01892 701326 or email nick.hobden@ts-p.co.uk.

Other lawyers who also specialise in this type of work:

Susanna Gilmartin - Partner
James Willis - Associate

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