Employment law is one of the most rapidly changing areas of law. Recent years have seen substantial changes, with legislation introduced by the government, brought about by EU directives and the ever-growing impact of European legislation.

Employers and employees are faced with a whole series of legal controls. These include:

· Contractual terms of employment
· Wrongful and unfair dismissal
· Sex and race discrimination
· Pensions and other benefits
· Health and safety
· Personal injury
· Redundancy

Employment law regulations place demands on a business. These regulations need to be met in order to avoid costly mistakes, loss of management time and poor staff morale.

Employment tribunals can now award up to £50,000 on a compensation award for unfair dismissal.

A lot of companies find many areas of employment law difficult to carry out in-house and can benefit considerably from the knowledge and experience of our solicitors. Several specific areas we can advise on include:
· Contracts of employment and service agreements
· Discipline, dismissals and redundancy
· Unfair or wrongful dismissal
· Employment tribunal preparation and representation

Please contact Richard Bubbers for further information.