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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.
"They are flexible and will adapt their advice and style," notes one client, who also praises the lawyers for being "solutions-driven, knowledgeable and reliable."
The firm is very professional and regularly shares useful information.
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’.
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.'
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.
Browne Jacobson provides a range of HR Services for schools and academies tailored specifically to the needs of your school.
Some employers may want staff to be vaccinated to reduce health and safety risks within the workplace. However, it may be difficult for many employers as it would not be in line with the Government’s advice on the vaccine.
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Since the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) in April 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been many changes made to CJRS.
For public sector employers who are scheme employers of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) the Exit Pay Regulations raise significant legal issues.
Practical tips to share with healthcare HR colleagues on issues which may cause employee relations issues and litigation in 2021.
The Government confirmed that it would not enforce the usual deadlines for gender pay reporting - 30 March for public sector employers and 4 April for private sector employers.
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Today the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal and agreed with the earlier decisions in Uber v Aslam by deciding that Uber drivers are workers not self-employed persons.
It took over 5 years for secondary legislation implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments to be brought into force; only a few months later, the Government has announced that the Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 (the “Regulations”) will be revoked, citing “unintended consequences” which have been identified after “extensive review”.
From 6 April 2021, all medium to large private sector companies with a UK connection will assume PAYE liability for payments they make for contractor services provided through an intermediary if it takes the view that the contractor is not a genuine independent contractor but rather a “disguised employee”.
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