UK Employment Law

Employment Law Solicitors

If you are an employer, or an employee in the UK, you will be aware of the complicated position in which employers are placed regarding the rights and responsibilities of the employer/employee relationship. Employees' rights have changed a great deal during the last few years, and UK legislation is still shaping new modifications.

Recent changes have initiated a maximum number of hours per week that employees can be required to work, and established a new minimum rate of hourly pay and holiday entitlement. There are also new regulations governing maternity leave for both parents, and workers who now under new rules cannot be expected to work for a certain number of successive hours without a paid break.

Know Where You Stand
With regard to the new UK Employment Laws and other new legislation, employers are strongly advised to ensure that they are fully aware of their position, and that they have made all possible provisions to minimise the risk of potential claims being brought. The law has also recently Increased the Maximum Award Amount as compensation for unfair dismissal to £56,800, which means that whatever your business, you need to be protected against such actions being taken.

Employers & Employees Legal Advice

At Gray Purdue, our specialist Employment Law solicitors will provide both employers and employees with expert advice and information to ensure that you are fully aware of your rights and responsibilities. We have accumulated a broad spectrum of experience in all areas of dispute resolutions and UK employment law, and can offer clear and comprehensive advice, arbitration in the settlement of disputes, and representation if the circumstances require legal action.

Our team specialise in claims for:

• Unfair Dismissals
• Constructive Dismissals
• Breach of Employment Contracts
• Work permits & UK visas
• Industrial action
• Maternity rights & parental leave
• Boardroom disputes
• Redundancy payouts
• Age, race, & sexual discrimination & victimisation

In addition, we profess expertise in terms governing Employers' and Employees' Rights and any situations that may arise from developments in the workplace such as management or ownership changes.

Our legal practitioners are commercially astute in the areas of business, and we know the value of discretion and confidentiality when dealing with employment issues and disputes. We will handle your case professionally and our objective is consistently to reach a satisfactory conclusion efficiently and rapidly, with the minimum of disruption to your business.