Employment Law

Grant Saw's employment law department has many years of experience in providing specialist employment law advice, dealing with all types of employment matters on behalf of both employers and employees. The employment law advice we offer includes:

Drafting or review of:

• Contracts of employment, directors' service agreements, consultancy agreements, and staff handbooks
• Employment procedures and policies on discipline, dismissal, grievances, equal opportunities, maternity leave and other matters. Computer use policies and procedures

Advice on:

• Redundancy, disciplinary and capability issues, working time, variation of terms and conditions of employment, data protection,
• The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)
• Associated immigration and nationality matters and, in particular, preparing applications to employ skilled migrants and other business-related immigration applications
• Post termination restrictions

Dispute resolution:

• Negotiating appropriate settlement terms where employment comes to an end
• Drafting, and advising as to the terms and effect of, compromise agreements
• Where litigation becomes necessary, providing representation in employment tribunal cases concerning all types of claims, including unfair dismissal, breach of contract and discrimination eg on the grounds of sex, race or disability

Our approach

We act for a wide range of clients in employment matters. We work closely with Grant Saw's commercial department, enabling us to provide comprehensive advice to businesses in relation to employment law. Drawing from our wide experience, we can identify practical, pragmatic solutions to employment problems.

If you'd like to talk to one of our employment law solicitors and find out how we can help you, please call us on 020 8858 6971 or e-mail employment@grantsaw.co.uk

Meet the team

• David Hetherington
  Solicitor and Head of Employment Department
• Rupert Chichester
  Solicitor & Senior Partner
• Claire MacMahon
  Solicitor