Help with employment disputes and settlement agreements.

Employment disputes are always draining. At stake are livelihoods, reputations, careers and money. Our clients include employers and employees. The same law applies to you regardless of which side you are on. The vital aim for both is to resolve the situation satisfactorily and quickly as possible.

When it comes to unfair or wrongful dismissal we understand that costs are a vital consideration when deciding whether to start Employment Tribunal proceedings. We pride ourselves on being open about costs, and flexible about funding arrangements. The purpose of the next page is to outline the steps usually involved in a claim for unfair (including wrongful) dismissal and give an indication of the costs involved.

Often when a contract of employment is going to end, the parties simply want to walk away from each other and start afresh. Employers will often offer leaving employees an enhanced package to leave the company in exchange for the employee promising that they will not make a claim against the company. This arrangement is formalised in a settlement agreement and you are required to seek independent advice to make these agreements legally valid.