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Employment Issues

We have experience in advising on the following areas of employment law:

• Contracts of employment
• Compromise Agreements
• Discrimination
• Disciplinary matters
• Grievances and Constructive Dismissal
• Harassment
• Flexible working requests
• Minimum Wage
• Non payment of bonuses
• Sick leave
• Stress
• Post termination restrictions
• Pregnancy related issues
• Redundancy
• Staff Handbooks
• Termination of employment
• TUPE transfers of employees
• Unfair dismissal
• Working Time Regulations
• Whistleblowing

All employees have a contract of employment.  Verbal contracts have the same status as written contracts but it is harder to prove their specific terms.  Certain contract terms must be put in writing by law.  We therefore advise all employers to use written contracts of employment, which we can prepare for you.

Disciplinary rules and procedures must also be in writing and we can prepare these either on their own or in a staff handbook, together with grievance procedures,  policies on data protection, use of email and the internet at work, discrimination and maternity policies, company car policies and many others.

Fixed fees for drafting documents is the normal practice.  We are also happy to provide advice as required by telephone, email or visiting on-site to assist employers and employees through the disciplinary, complaint, restructuring, redundancy, transfer of undertakings or insolvency process.   We provide advice for both employers and employees which means that you will benefit from our experience in representing either side of an employment dispute.

For further information contact Justin Sadler by telephone, fax or e-mail to justin@barrettandco.co.uk