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The government sector is experiencing considerable challenges in the current economic environment and those challenges impact on its employment relationships. Financial constraints with no corresponding reduction in the services to be provided require government sector bodies to be innovative in how they structure themselves to meet those demands. We are experienced government sector lawyers who understand your pressures and the nuances that apply to government sector bodies.
We deliver expert advice to support government sector clients in their evolving roles and objectives, working with our clients to support HR practice and to reduce the likelihood of employment disputes. Where matters overlap with other areas of law – such as governance or procurement issues – our colleagues are on hand to provide support to ensure that a full service is available for our clients. We work with a number of local authorities, fire services and government bodies and are members of a number of panels enabling any UK public body to access our services and experience.
We advise on the whole spectrum of employment issues – from changing terms and conditions to complex discrimination claims, outsourcing of services and union relations. We regularly provide training for our clients, including tailored materials to suit a particular client’s requirements and internal policies and procedures, and updates to help our clients stay on top of a complex and rapidly changing area of law. When an issue arises, our clients can be confident of quick, clear, practical advice that addresses not only the legal issues but also the politics and PR issues associated with many employment matters.
Boards across the country are working tirelessly to respond to an ever-evolving situation as quickly as they can - with one eye on trying to protect the business, employees and wider stakeholders and the other on ensuring that they are always acting in the best interests of their shareholders.
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Following on from our initial briefing note on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme published on 24 March 2020, the Government has now released further details about the Scheme and how it will operate.
Following the extensive measures outlined by the Chancellor on Friday 20 March to help businesses and workers cope with the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus crisis, the government has now released initial guidance on the proposed Job Retention Scheme.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented levels of employees working from home and now the Government has insisted on “lockdown”, how is the UK’s M&A market going to cope with the disruption?
They are strategic in their approach, very tactical and accessible to their clients; they are a pleasure to work with.
I wanted to thank you and the whole team for your support. We really appreciate your patience with our lack of knowledge and naivety on how it all works.
Advising a local authority on the exit of a statutory officer. This involved advice from both our employment team and governance team working closely together to ensure that any dismissal was fair from both an employment law and constitutional perspective.
Advising various local authorities on the employment implications of alternative service delivery models. This required employment advice covering a range of issues such as advising on the provision of LGPS membership, equal pay implications, TUPE, changing terms and conditions, union consultation, public relations and employee engagement.
We provide advice to a number of fire services across the country. Recent advice has included advice in respect of payments made to and/or claimed by a principal officer, pension overpayments and recovery of the same, claims of back pay for additional duties, the termination of employment of a principal officer, drafting settlement agreements and the use of covert recordings.
We have advised central government on a number of procurements which has necessitated working closely with colleagues in our procurement team and advising on TUPE including drafting appropriate modifications to framework agreements and additional indemnities required for particular tenders.
We worked closely with a local government client to provide support to a Council member appeal panel hearing in respect of a grievance. The local authority legal team were conflicted from providing this advice internally and we were instructed to attend the appeal hearing on their behalf, advise the member panel on matters of employment law and procedure and prepare a draft outcome reflecting the decision of the panel.
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision has been published in the case of WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v Various Claimants.
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The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020 have now been published and came into force on 28 March 2020.
Regulations have now been published allowing employees to carry forward 4 weeks of their statutory annual leave entitlement but the circumstances in which such leave can be carried forward are limited.
The Government has now announced the measures that it intends to put in place to support the self-employed who are suffering income loss due to the coronavirus pandemic.
We recognise the financial constraints that our public sector clients operate under.
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