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Employment Lawyers
Ways of working continue to evolve, as the impact of technological and cultural change transforms the workplace, with wide reaching effects on employers and workers alike.
Understanding and complying with new regulations that affect your business is key to helping recruit and retain the best staff, protect your brand, and to put in place successful HR plans and policies.
Our employment law advice & expertise
Whether you are an organisation, business owner, senior executive or professional adviser we will help you untangle any of your employment and immigration issues. Our team can provide wide ranging experience gained from a client base spanning a broad range of structures and staff levels, and across many different sectors. Where these areas of legal advice are constantly changing, we use our exceptional breadth and depth of expertise to ensure you receive personalised advice to effectively manage risks and realise the opportunities in your people strategies.
International employment law
We understand that employers with international operations need to manage risks and maximise the opportunities in their people strategies whilst complying with the laws of multiple jurisdictions, which can often differ. Using our network of offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia where we have employment lawyers on the ground advising on local laws, or working with our Global Network of firms covering almost 200 jurisdictions worldwide, we can project manage advice to deliver you a consistent and comprehensive international offering, or introduce you directly to leading employment lawyers where you need them – we remain flexible, and will put your needs first.
Our work in employment law
Relating to you and understanding your unique needs comes first for us and our approach is always client and people-centric. By working collaboratively inside and outside the firm, sharing skills, knowledge and ideas, we see the bigger picture and deliver to a high standard for our clients. We solve your problems with small, purpose built teams, aiming to be trusted as an extension of your team. We stand out for advice on larger scale strategic projects and on corporate reputation issues. Clients value our discretion working on executive issues, guiding boards, committees and leaders through complex and sensitive situations. We advise on all aspects of employment law, including:
Recruitment and employment agreements
Navigating the intricacies of recruitment requires careful legal consideration to ensure compliance with employment law. Our expert lawyers can help guide you from the initial hiring phase, including the drafting of robust employment contracts and the development of company policies and procedures, to lay a solid foundation for employer-employee relations and mitigate future disputes.
Workplace management and compliance
We offer comprehensive employment services to manage workplace relations and ensure legal compliance. We adeptly handle disciplinary and grievance matters, providing a fair and transparent process for internal disputes. Our expertise extends to conducting thorough workplace investigations into allegations of misconduct, safeguarding both employer and employee interests. Additionally, we perform meticulous workplace audits, reviewing current practices and policies to ensure they meet all legal standards and help prevent future liabilities. With our support, businesses can maintain a harmonious and legally compliant work environment.
Organisational changes and protection of business interests
Our legal services provide vital support during business transformations, ensuring employee rights are upheld in transfers and advising on TUPE implications. We navigate the complexities of restructuring and redundancies, managing the legal intricacies of organisational change, including collective consultations. Additionally, we specialise in safeguarding business interests through the enforcement of restrictive covenants and team moves, and we are adept at pursuing injunctive procedures in the High Court to address post-termination restrictions, ensuring your business's core assets and competitive edge are protected.
Litigation and dispute resolution
Our expertise encompasses robust representation in employment tribunal claims for both employers and employees. We handle complex discrimination claims with sensitivity and legal acumen, covering a spectrum of issues from age to gender reassignment. Our services extend to advising on workplace harassment, ensuring a safe and respectful work environment. We also manage capability and performance-related processes, guiding clients through performance reviews to terminations. Additionally, we address the legal challenges surrounding ill health and disability in the workplace, and provide counsel on protected disclosures, ensuring whistleblowers are fairly treated and safeguarded.
Executive management and confidentiality
We cater to the unique needs of senior executives, guiding on-boarding, exit strategies, and reward packages with a focus on contract negotiations, severance terms, and benefit entitlements. We also specialise in the delicate matters of confidentiality and post-termination restrictions, ensuring that transitions are smooth and that both corporate and personal interests are protected long after the employment relationship has concluded.
Every member of the Charles Russell Speechlys team is easy to deal with and knowledgeable in their area."
The advice we received regarding a very difficult employment issue was clear and precise. Specifically, it managed the development of a strategic approach to the issue that avoided the potential for drawn out and expensive litigation that may have arisen if we had pursued alternative approaches.
The team provide a formidable service for private clients and corporate entities for all types of employment matters. They are adept at managing complex and sensitive investigations."
Our employment law services

International Employment
Our team can deliver a coordinated and commercial approach worldwide wherever your employment issues arise.

People & HR: Training and Advisory Services
Delivering people and employee-related workplace solutions and resolutions across a broad range of business sectors.

Employment Investigations
Our dedicated Employment team has considerable experience in dealing with employment related investigations.


Key dates for Employment law
Here we set out a timeline of the upcoming expected key changes, and how to best prepare for them.
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