Employment
We can guide you through the complex immigration legislation, to make sure that if you employ migrant workers, you are doing this legally without exposing yourself to prosecution or civil liability.
Complicated regulations govern employment issues when buying or selling a business. A failure to comply with your legal obligations in relation to your workforce in a "TUPE" situation can cost you dear.
If you want to start a charity or you operate an existing charity our dedicated Charity & Social Enterprise Team would be delighted to help you.
There are times when you will need to consider bringing the working relationship with an employee to an end. One way of achieving this is to negotiate a severance package and to have the employee sign a compromise agreement.
The contract of employment underpins the whole employment relationship. We tailor our contracts of employment to your business.
Data protection laws apply if your organisation has employees, customer lists, contact lists or collects, stores, uses, shares or transfers information which relates to identifiable living people.
Equality and diversity impacts on all businesses, at every level. It can be a challenge to ensure that you comply with the discrimination legislation and actively encourage opportunity for all.
Employers need sound and clear advice to protect their employees when things are going well and themselves when relations break down.
Employment disputes are inevitable in the workplace. As employees continue to become more aware of their legal rights, the risk to you of facing a claim becomes greater. Our track record in keeping our clients out of the tribunal is impressive as is it in resolving claims that have reached that stage.
It can be difficult for employers to keep up with the ever expanding array of family friendly rights which are available to your employees. Entitlements are constantly changing and evolving. Our Employment Team regularly help employers to navigate the complex legal framework.
The HR Retainer is designed to give employers the comfort and reassurance of real time legal advice to deal with employment situations as they arise. It puts the cost of taking advice from a member of our three strong team under a fixed price arrangement which is extremely competitive compared to other solicitors and non-legally qualified advisers.
The Employment Law Team's monthly briefing aims to keep you up to date with the latest legal developments most relevant to employers, and to provide useful practical tips.
It is a fact of life that disputes and grievances will arise. The law requires you to investigate formal complaints fairly and quickly and if you fail to do so, the situation can quickly become entrenched and lead to a claim.
If you think you or your business may be insolvent it is important to take advice at an early stage.
We advise businesses in all sectors on restructuring and redundancy programmes, on large and small scales. You want to take the stress out of the process, so we work with you on a plan of action which balances your legal obligations with your commercial objectives and then support you every step of the way.
Sickness absence remains one of the most frequently encountered and challenging issues that you will face when running your business. Gotelee’s Employment Team have a wealth of experience on dealing with short and long term absences and disability issues.
If you want to start a social enterprise or you operate an existing social enterprise our dedicated Charity & Social Enterprise Team would be delighted to help you.
Gotelee's Employment Team provide a range of training services for employers.