Fieldings Porter Solicitors
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Employees
Did you know that the maximum compensation for unfair dismissal is now over £60,000 and employees are entitled to make a claim after only one year of employment?
Have you been made redundant, unfairly dismissed or forced out by your employer? Strange as it might seem, your rights might not always be as obvious as you might think. You need to consult our lawyers as the experts in this field of law.
Our solicitors can advise and explain, in plain, straightforward English, what your rights are and how you can use them to your advantage. Our solicitors specialise in giving sensible, timely, practical advice when you need it to help you choose the best course of action going forward.
Our Employment Lawyers can apply their extensive knowledge, skills and experience to help resolve the specific issues which you are facing and provide as much or as little help as you require. We recognise that there are various complexities in any employment situation and will analyse the issues and make suitable recommendations to you. Dependent upon the situation, options may involve legal processes or a solution designed to avoid legal conflict e.g. some kind of mediation.
There are usually several routes to finding a solution and our team prefer to explore these with you before choosing a solution. We aim to ensure that you are comfortable with any specific course of action and that it is the best option to achieve your objectives. If we feel that your objectives are unobtainable or unreasonable, we will say so.
Employers
Our Employment law solicitors recognise that all companies adopt a slightly different approach to employee management. You may operate a full internal human resources team or it's just you, the single human resources person or, like most small businesses, you, the boss does it all. At some time most businesses should seek professional legal advice for at least some employment law issue. In the long run it can save you time and money.
Employment law is a potential minefield for the inexperienced and uninitiated. It is one area of law that probably seems to you to be in a constant state of flux, often because of the involvement of the European Union in directives and regulations.
As employees become more aware of their rights and become increasingly prepared to seek legal redress, it is vital that employers stay abreast of developments.
With over 130,000 applications annually by employees to employment tribunals in the UK, and with the upper limits of awards now raised to more than £60,000 (with some unlimited), employers need to be fully and properly advised about relevant law and procedures.
Our Employment Law Team provides practical advice on all employment law issues including :-
- Contracts of employment
- Data Protection
- Disciplinary action and grievance procedures
- Discrimination for sex, race, disability
- Employment Tribunals
- Family friendly policies
- Maternity leave
- Minimum wage
- Paternity leave
- Redundancy and dismissal
- Restrictive covenants
- Service agreements
- Trade unions
- Transfer regulations upon company acquisitions
- TUPE including indemnities and warranties
- Unfair dismissal
- Whistle blowing
- Wrongful dismissal and breach of contract
