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There are few issues that affect every organisation to the same extent as dealing with employees. When an issue arises, you need quick and clear advice and support to manage not just the legal process, but the politics and PR issues associated with many staffing matters.

Our national employment law team specialises in advising employers in their specific context. Whether designing bespoke employment contracts and policies for your workforce, supporting you to achieve a smooth staffing restructure, advising on the recruitment of migrant workers or defending a complex discrimination claim at the employment tribunal, our team of proactive sector-experienced lawyers can support you. We deliver commercial advice that is focused on supporting you through the process to achieve your desired goal.

what we do...

National employment law team with over 20 lawyers and HR professionals - providing a full employment legal service to our clients from our offices in Birmingham, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham. employment law specialists - including restructures, redundancy exercises, mergers, acquisitions, disposals and managing change.
Proactive advice on contracts, settlement agreements, remuneration strategies and policies - including secondments, diversity, maternity, paternity, harassment, disciplinary, grievance, whistle-blowing etc.

Trade unions - we advise on relationships and negotiations with trade unions and their legal representatives and have wide experience of dealing with TUPE situations in both the public and private sectors.
Bespoke training to management and councillors in conducting disciplinary and appeal hearings.

training and events

19Sep

In house lawyers' forum

Being an in house lawyer isn’t just about the law – perhaps it never has been.

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21Sep

In house lawyers' forum

Being an in house lawyer isn’t just about the law – perhaps it never has been.

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HR core for international clients

HR core offers fixed price access to expert HR professionals, supporting you through the complexities of UK employment law, helping you identify strategic opportunities and minimise your exposure to disruptive and expensive litigation.

Read our interactive digital document for details about how HR core could work for your organisation.

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Legal updates

National Crime Agency sound the alarm on modern slavery in the UK

Shocking statements made recently by the National Crime Agency should eliminate any delusional belief that modern slavery is not prevalent in the UK today.

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Legal updates

Access to justice - the impact of fees

On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in respect of Unison’s long-running challenge to the introduction of fees within employment tribunals.

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Legal updates

Off-payroll - working in the public sector changes to the intermediaries legislation (IR35)

From 6 April 2017, changes have been introduced to the tax rules where individuals provide their services to a client in the public sector via an intermediary.

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Modern Slavery Act 2015 update - another new Bill on its way

Until just before the UK general election, there was a Bill making its way through Parliament seeking to amend the requirements of section 54 - but as stated in our recent this Bill was dropped largely due to a lack of parliamentary time to consider its proposals prior to the election.

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what our clients say....

Exceptional client service Browne Jacobson

Browne Jacobson provides us with a commercial approach, combined with exceptional client focus and natural ability to coach and mentor Senior Managers in a positive manner. The quality of joined up advice from HR advisors and employment lawyers, which is always available, has helped senior management focus on developing and growing the business with the confidence to deal with HR issues professionally and within minimal business disruption.

Julie Leigh, Group Finance Director, Ego Restaurants Ltd

HR support from Browne Jacobson is always prompt, reliable, and authoritative and supports the standards agenda. It is reassuring to know that the HR advice we are given is always supported by employment lawyers.

Head teacher

what the directories say...

They are strategic in their approach, very tactical and accessible to their clients; they are a pleasure to work with.

Chambers 2017

I have great confidence in their legal advice and am very happy with the service and the speed with which they turn around enquiries.

Chambers 2017

The employment team is 'especially noted for its healthcare and insurance-industry expertise'.

Legal 500 2016

They have a good way of simplifying complex matters and they understand our business and what we want.

Chambers 2016

Browne Jacobson LLP’s key clients include Wolverhampton City Council, Hiscox and Novozymes. It has a strong public sector client base, and leverages the firm’s excellent reputation in the education sector to act for over 200 schools nationally. Peter Jones leads the firm’s national employment practice.

Legal 500 2015

recent experience

Advising a local authority on the employment law implications of a major restructure of their workforce - working with the head of legal and democratic services to advise on constitutional and local government issues, standing orders and monitoring officer requirements, resulting in favourable terms to those made redundant and zero claims made to employment tribunal.
Managing a large scale redundancy to bring stability to a client's business - We advising on the process and subsequent claims, ensuring a fair process was followed in the selection of individuals for potential redundancy.
Acting for numerous schools and academies, in defending equal pay claims inherited from local authorities; including working with local authority legal teams to avoid duplication of effort, identifying which claims should be settled and which c could be successfully resisted and providing representation for the schools at numerous case management discussions and pre-hearing reviews.
Defeating an application for interim relief in a whistle-blowing claim - we successfully identified relevant documents and prepared a lengthy witness statement which was sufficient to defeat the application.

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related opinions

Employment tribunal fees - dealing with the uncertainty

Whilst celebrated by claimants and their representatives, the Supreme Court’s Decision to quash employment tribunal fees has left much uncertainty.

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A Part 36 flavoured word of warning for failure to mediate…

In Marsh v Ministry of Justice (2017) a claimant who had succeeded in his personal injury claim against the Ministry of Justice was awarded not only costs of trial on the indemnity basis, but also additional costs under CPR 36.17 because the MoJ had refused to engage in mediation.

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Supreme Court rules employment tribunal fees must be ‘quashed’

Today, the Supreme Court has allowed the appeal by Unison against the legality of the current system of employment tribunal fees, holding that the fees regime introduced in 2013 is unlawful and must be quashed.

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Mergers and demergers - no time for employees?

As more Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) are merged (or demerged) to boost efficiency and accountability, how does that process impact on the employees?

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