Employment

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Tees Law

Bishop's Stortford, England

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Tees’ expert employment solicitors advise employers on the full range of employment law issues including: furlough, redundancy, settlement agreements, tribunals and discrimination cases. Employment law is all about the relationship between businesses and their employees – it’s not something that any business can afford to ignore.

Our specialist services include:

Settlement agreements and exit packages – advice on how to use settlement agreements and negotiate them as part of effective management
Redundancy – making staff redundant is complex. We guide you through the processes to keep you on solid legal ground and avoid costly claims for unfair dismissal
Employment contract law – make sure you have written contracts for all your staff to sort out any future conflicts or claims from an employee
constructive dismissal – we advise on HR law so you avoid the pitfall of inadvertently creating the problem of employees bringing claims against you
Work place disputes and employment tribunals – extensive expertise you can lean on if an employee brings a case against you at tribunal
bullying and discrimination at work – claims for unlawful discrimination usually have no limit on the compensation awarded by a tribunal; make sure you get professional legal advice
Family friendly employment rights – advice on the web of obligations and procedures employers must follow to comply with your legal obligations
Grievance hearings – advice on the correct HR processes to a tribunal finding against you and increasing the compensation payable
TUPE transfers – advice on the complexities of which rights are being transferred and your new obligations in a merger or acquisition
HR policies – we provide these for you so you get a more effective working environment which supports your business to thrive.

Testimonials

“Robert Whitaker and Katherine Jameson are extremely responsive and very good at catering to the specific needs of the client”

“Robert Whitaker: excellent. An expert in my opinion”

“Robert Whitaker leads the Employment Team at Tees Law and he is exceptional at what he does. He is all about building strong relationships which mirrors how we run our business. His team is also excellent and I have no hesitation referring them to our clients as we do fairly regularly”

“Robert Whitaker and Katherine Jameson have very good attention to detail and remember the small points in the case whilst also focusing on the bigger picture. Papers are in excellent order and you feel like you have a safe pair of hands to work with. Very responsive and reliable”