RadcliffesLeBrasseur Employment Department is made up of solicitors who specialise in employment law. Whatever your requirements, we provide innovative practical advice, promptly and cost-effectively.

We act for employers and employees. Our clients range from business start-ups to multinational corporations and also include charities and healthcare organisations. We advise on the full range of employment and human resources-related matters from recruitment to termination. We are used to providing ad-hoc advice to organisations and in urgent, often stressful circumstances, in which employment queries often arise. We also support human resource departments involved in complicated matters with the aim of avoiding costly disputes.

Employer needs

Our services are designed to meet your specific needs. We offer a range of services to employers and specifically we can advise on the following:

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating employment and consultancy contracts
Service Agreements for senior executives
The advantages and disadvantages of employee versus self-employed status
Recruiting, rewarding and removing senior executives
Directors’ fiduciary duties
Immigration and work permits
An audit of existing employment documentation
Assistance with drafting and updating policies and procedures such as:

disciplinary and grievance policies
equal opportunities policies
maternity, paternity, adoption and family friendly policies
anti harassment policies
email and internet policies

Data protection
Equal pay
Training programmes, for example for line managers
Managing short term and long term sickness absence
Assistance with or attendance at disciplinary, grievance or appeal hearings
Handling a redundancy programme
Application of TUPE in business transfers and other corporate transactions and their effect on employees
Termination packages including drafting compromise agreements
Employee benefits including executive share schemes
Pensions advice
Employment related tax
Drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants
Claims in the Employment Tribunal, County Court and High Court
General employment law advice
Mediation of employment disputes

Employee needs

We also have a wealth of experience in advising employees. Specifically, we can provide advice on:

Unfair/constructive dismissal
Redundancy
Disciplinary and grievance hearings
Breach of contract and claims for unpaid wages
Maternity, paternity and adoption rights
Family friendly policies including requests for flexible working
Discrimination claims including race, sex, disability, sexual orientation and
religion or belief
Termination packages and compromise agreements
Bringing claims in the employment Tribunal, High Court and County Court
Restrictions in contracts of employment/consultancy agreements
Mediation in employment disputes

Workshops, seminars and updates

We keep our clients up to date with developments in the law.

We provide free quarterly updates on developments in employment law and advice on areas of particular importance at that time. This ensures that our clients know that they are being kept up to date in this fast developing area of the law.

Click here to read our Employment publications.

Each year we run workshops and a seminar for our clients at no cost. The purpose of our workshops is to share knowledge and experience. Each workshop is interactive - designed to give you in-depth knowledge of a particular area of employment law with a case study to put your new knowledge into practice.

Click here to see our workshop and seminar programme for the year.

We are able to provide clients with tailor made workshops and courses which can be
delivered at your own premises if you prefer. Therefore if you have any particular training needs please contact one of our partners, Sejal Raja, on 020 7227 7410 or by email on sejal.raja@rlb-law.com.

Our team

Our team consists of partners, associates, assistant solicitors and trainee solicitors. The Group has a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of employment law. Our solicitors deliver their advice in a straightforward, practical and commercial manner. We recognise that employment law advice is often required immediately and our solicitors are able to respond quickly to any queries our clients have. Click here to view members of the Employment team.