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Grant Saw’s employment law department is able to provide expertise, gained from many years’ experience of providing specialist employment law advice, in dealing with all types of contentious and non-contentious employment matters on behalf of both employers and employees.

• Drafting or review of

Contracts of employment, directors’ service agreements, consultancy agreements, secondment agreements and staff handbooks.



Employment procedures and policies on discipline, dismissal, grievances, equal opportunities, maternity leave and other family-friendly employment rights, confidentiality and computer use.

• Advice on

Redundancy, management/staff restructuring, disciplinary and capability issues, working time, variation of terms and conditions of employment, data protection, collective information and consultation requirements, various statutory employment protection rights and the validity and enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants.



Employment and pensions aspects of the acquisition and disposal of businesses and the outsourcing of work, in particular the applicability and implications of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), and drafting and negotiating relevant warranties and indemnities.



Associated immigration and nationality matters and, in particular, preparing work permit and other business-related immigration applications.

• Dispute resolution

Negotiating appropriate terms of severance, thereby avoiding litigation, and advising on the strategy and tax aspects of such severance.



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, wrongful dismissal, unlawful discrimination  (for example, on the grounds of sex, race or disability), equal pay and whistle-blowing, and in court cases concerning such matters as enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants and breach of contract.

Our approach

Clients for whom we provide employment law services range from employees to not-for-profit organisations and all types and sizes of businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises and international banks. We work closely with Grant Saw’s commercial department, enabling us to provide comprehensive advice to businesses in relation to employment issues. Drawing from our wide experience, we can identify practical, pragmatic solutions to employment problems.

Meet the team

David Hetherington Solicitor & Head of Employment Department > read David's biog		Rupert Chichester Solicitor & Senior Partner > read Rupert's biog