Employment

Employment and personnel issues affect every business, often in unexpected ways. The employment landscape is changing and businesses need creative and tailored advice. This is an area where one size does not fit all.

We advise our clients on their most difficult and sensitive employment issues. We support a diverse range of businesses – from listed companies to start-ups, individuals to charities – who rely on us on fast-moving, complex and sensitive matters.

We have unrivalled experience in advising boards and senior executives of listed and privately-held companies on sensitive employment issues, as well as the latest corporate governance and executive remuneration requirements.

We regularly advise on complex and sensitive issues involving redundancies, discrimination, whistle-blowing, and restrictive covenants. A significant part of our practice is managing employment disputes, investigations and dismissals (including data protection, monitoring and access to employee communications).

We help our clients to manage large-scale redundancies and restructurings, and complex sensitive trade-union relations and industrial action. These are often highly strategic and delivered in time and business-critical scenarios.

We have significant expertise on the employment aspects of all commercial transactions including acquisitions, disposals and service-provision changes, flotations, takeovers and insolvent restructurings.

We are particularly adept at managing information and consultation requirements, often on a cross-jurisdictional basis. With our extensive network of contact firms in Europe and beyond, we provide our clients with a “best of the best” legal service in international employment law.

Our multi-specialist approach is one of our principal differentiators and key strengths. Our employment lawyers are well versed in a range of other areas, including incentives and pensions. They understand the bigger picture and are focused on delivering solutions that are robust and practical.