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Employment is one of the fastest changing legal areas. It affects everyone's business life. Employment compensation is increasing and awareness amongst employees of their rights is growing dramatically. We advise on all employment issues. We understand how to communicate effectively with employees and the importance of quick, practical, commercial advice in these sensitive situations. We offer a high quality and rapid response employment law service, covering contentious and non-contentious issues for employers and employees. We also work with employers to develop bespoke contracts, policies and procedures and train their management teams in how to avoid disputes. The Group acts for both employers and high net worth individuals. Our clients include large plcs, small companies, educational establishments, partnerships and charities. We also act for many international corporations, so are experienced in co-ordinating employment advice across many jurisdictions for corporate transactional work and employment matters including collective redundancies, international hires and secondments. In the main, we advise on:

• recruitment
• contracts of employment, staff handbooks, policies (including disciplinary, grievance, etc)
• equal opportunities and avoiding discrimination (including policies, training and handling complaints)
• maternity and parental leave issues
• termination of employment, advising on procedure, negotiating
• severance packages and compromise agreements
• redundancies, collective and individual (including policies, procedures and consultation)
• employment tribunal claims
• high court litigation (including injunctions, wrongful dismissal and bonus claims)
• protecting confidentiality and goodwill (including whistleblowing and employee monitoring)
• working time, data protection and human rights legislation

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