Our Employment Team has, for the third consecutive year, been listed as recommended specialists in the prestigious Legal 500 directory placing it amongst the elite of the UK legal profession. The Partner who heads the Team, Darren Hayward, is also ranked in the 2010 Edition of Chambers UK as a 'Leader in the Field' in Employment law in which it reports that Darren 'is praised by clients for his prowess in contentious matters.

Employment Law is an area of law that moves swiftly and is constantly changing with new government and increasingly European driven legislation.

Our Employment Team prides itself on its vast experience acting for a wide range of both commercial and private clients thereby providing a practical and common sense approach to employment issues.

Our Team headed by Darren Hayward, a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, offers you down to earth, practical advice, which is backed by years of experience in this field. It specialises in the following areas:

• Providing advice on your contract of employment (staff handbooks, policies, procedures and other related documents)
• Advising on Compromise Agreements
• Race, sex, age and disability discrimination claims
• Claims for wrongful and unfair dismissal
• Industrial disputes including strikes, other forms of industrial action and collective pay disputes
• Breaches of Statutory Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures
• Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies
• Working Time directives
• The implementation of redundancies
• Maternity/Paternity/Parental/Adoption rights
• TUPE
  

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