Vizards Wyeth Solicitors in Kent

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Employment Law


The fastest growing area of law with new laws constantly emerging from Europe.

The Employment Law Team adopts a pragmatic, commercially driven approach with a view to delivering success. The size of the team has enabled the development of specialist areas.

The Employment Law team provides employers, both large and small, with expert advice and support on procedures, processes and documentation relating to:

Staff Recruitment and selection
  • Compliance with equal opportunities legislation
  • Contracts of employment

  • Directors' service agreements
  • Employer handbooks

Managing staff
  • Avoiding discrimination
  • Handling stress
  • Bullying and harassment
  • Grievance and disciplinary procedures
  • Compliance with statutory and family-friendly rights

Business changes
  • Dealing with changes in the workplace
  • Restructuring
  • Loss of contracts
  • Business transfers [TUPE]

Termination of employment
  • Compliance with statutory procedures
  • Unfair dismissal claims
  • Discrimination claims
  • Redundancy


The Team regularly appears in Employment Tribunals throughout the country representing clients on a wide range of areas.

The Team is also experienced in Civil Court work including:

  • Breach of contract claims
  • High Court injunctive proceedings
  • Disputes arising from compulsory redundancy
  • Acting for both companies and directors on share applications

Training
Good employment practices are essential to the efficient operation of all organisations and given the current scale and rapid change of legislation and regulation, our Team is also frequently called upon to provide bespoke training for HR professionals and other managers on topics including:

  • Disciplinary Matters
  • Performance Management
  • Ill Health
  • Redundancy and Reorganisation
  • Equal Opportunities and Discrimination
  • Recruitment
  • Employment Consequences of Sale, Merger and Acquisition of Businesses

  • Directors and Senior Employees
  • Introduction to Employment Law
  • Employment Law Update

Updating
We keep our clients regularly updated with the law through email bulletins and employment law updates. We hold regular employment forums at our offices in London and Crossways which provide a useful opportunity for us to update and discuss “hot” topics.

Contact
Simon Warley, Partner
snw@vizardswyeth.com
020 7903 5763

Jacqueline Kendal, Employed Barrister
jxk@vizardswyeth.com
0207 903 5680

Donna Martin , Solicitor
dxm@vizardswyeth.com
020 7903 5773


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