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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.
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Watch our on-demand webinar on the new proposed immigration system and read more on how Brexit will affect businesses from an immigration perspective here.
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, immigration 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.
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.
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.
The team engages with clients in an easy to understand format.
The group is very approachable and responsive.
Strong technical knowledge married with an acute understanding of risk allows the team to provide very commercial advice in a timely fashion.
My overall impression of the firm is they are the perfect working partner for a business. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
The Browne Jacobson LLP employment team is 'incredibly responsive, knowledgeable and thorough in its approach.'
A satisfied client notes that "the level of service is second to none." Another says: "They provided an excellent service which helped us to resolve all the issues that we faced."
Browne Jacobson LLP’s team combines ‘excellent service’ with advice that is ‘commercially focused and calibrated to be challenging where it should be and supportive when required’.
Clients state: 'They give us very professional advice, they go through all the options and they help us identify the risks,' adding that 'they're very good in the way they go about it.'
Another notes that 'the advice has all been very accurate and very translatable for the common man; they have been a great aid,' and adds: 'I am over the moon with the service we receive from them.'
Browne Jacobson LLP fields an ‘empathetic practice that is totally focused on the client; its strong team has talent, muscle and depth, yet still has the feel of a boutique firm’.
Browne Jacobson LLP’s ‘superb’ practice acts for a range of clients from the retail, financial services and education sectors.
They are strategic in their approach, very tactical and accessible to their clients; they are a pleasure to work with.
The employment team is 'especially noted for its healthcare and insurance-industry expertise'.
They have a good way of simplifying complex matters and they understand our business and what we want.
Fixed fee support package to prepare for return to work after the Covid-19 lockdown, during and as you manage critical issues after the return to work.
Your expert team of HR professionals and employment lawyers, all for a fixed fee.
HR Core is designed to assist UK subsidiaries of overseas businesses who have limited access to UK HR support and wish to fix the cost of purchasing professional HR support, year on year.
The UK Visa and Immigration can audit a holder of a Licence to Sponsor at any time within the 4 year life span of that license.
Organisations who wish to employ migrant workers are likely to have to apply for a Licence to Sponsor.
Many employers will require a licence to sponsor in order to be able to recruit migrant workers and students.
Covid-19 and the challenges associated with it grind on into a second wave. Not only that but there’s the prospect of Brexit and a looming recession ahead. It would be entirely forgivable not to be on top of the law right now. Watch our on-demand video where we discuss employment, furlough and data transfers.
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The coronavirus pandemic has shone a large spotlight on issues of health and safety at work, and the steps that individuals can take if they believe their employer is not providing a safe workplace.
On Saturday 31 October 2020 the government announced that the furlough scheme (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – CJRS) would be extended to 2 December 2020 and on 5 November 2020 made a further announcement to prolong the extension of the CJRS until 31 March 2021.
September has seen the introduction of compulsory face coverings for staff working within the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors in England in attempts to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
The government has now announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (now renamed the Job Support Scheme Open), with both the percentage of working hours and the employer contribution to unworked hours dropping.
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On 14 October 2020, The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 (the “Regulations”) were made into law and will come into force on 4 November 2020.
The extent of vicarious liability has been tested by the courts again and this time in relation to employees engaging in horseplay and practical jokes.
The Government has been firm that there will be no extension to the current Job Retention Scheme which is due to end on 31 October. However yesterday saw the announcement of the Job Support Scheme.
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