Keeping up to date with the changes and developments in employment law is practically a full time job for the Solicitors in our Employment Law Department and this is what they do for a living, so we know that business people and employees have absolutely no chance!

The last 10 years or so have seen the introduction of hundreds of regulations which influence the employer employee relationship and as our methods of working change we will undoubtedly see more.

Ten years ago who would have thought it would be necessary to introduce email and internet policies for staff? If you are reading this web page during your employer's time are you breaching your contract of employment? If you are an employer have you even thought about an internet or email policy? This is just an example of some of the matters with which we are called upon to handle.

At Nathan Gabrielle we pursue and defend claims on behalf of employers and employees.

For employers we operate in a pro-active not reactive way. We would much rather advise you of the current weaknesses in your employment procedures now, rather than tell you with the benefit of "20/20 hindsight" when you are faced with Employment Tribunal proceedings. We frequently undertake employment law audits for clients, examining contracts of employment, staff handbooks and disciplinary and grievance procedures with a view to highlighting the defective areas before a problem arises.

It is a common misconception that once you have had your employment contracts drafted that they will never go out of date. They do. For example, the law relating to restrictive covenants and their enforceability has changed dramatically over the last 2 years or so, requiring employers to re-visit these clauses.

We can assist with:-

• Representation before Employment Tribunals
• Wrongful dismissal
• Unfair dismissal
• Breach of Contract
• Discrimination claims
• Harassment claims
• Equal pay claims
• Enforcing and opposing restrictive covenants
• Redundancy claims
• Drafting employment contracts
• Drafting company handbooks
• Drafting disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Drafting directors service contracts
• Advice in relation to transfer of undertakings
• Health and safety policies
• Relocation policies