Legal advice for all people-related matters
Employment and pension laws are continually evolving in response to changes in the way we live and work. In a global environment in which economic and regulatory conditions can alter rapidly, businesses need well-informed, decisive and up-to-the-minute know-how on employment law and practice. We can help you make sure your workforce arrangements are fit for the future and that they harness the opportunities that change brings.
Our European team of employment lawyers effectively manage all people-related matters. We understand the importance of looking after your people, as well as the reputation of your business. Our work crosses borders and jurisdictions, but you can rely on us for expert, practical, decisive and local advice that is always looking to the future of work.
"They are both strategic and tactical. They know when to push to an outcome and when to step back and reflect."
How we can help you
Workforce restructuring
If your business is going through a merger or restructure, our lawyers can help you build the best team, retain your talent and create the most appropriate reward systems, all while meeting your legal and HR obligations. We deal with hundreds of domestic and international transactions, meaning that we have a high level of practical experience. That’s important as it means that we can help your newly-reorganised business start operating efficiently without missing a beat.
TUPE and corporate transactions
Our international teams advise multi-national and national clients on all the people aspects involved in buying or selling a business or undertaking outsourcings and in-sourcings. We negotiate transactions and we advise on any related information and consultation processes at all levels.
Diversity and inclusion
Our international team of lawyers is well-equipped to help you comply you’re your diversity and inclusion obligations wherever your business operates. To mitigate risk in cases of alleged non-compliance, we're experts in designing and implementing creatively tailored systems to help you deal with discrimination claims.
Collective bargaining and employee relations
We can help you understand the implications of collective bargaining. Our lawyers will support you throughout the process from structural, drafting and negotiating agreements, right through to termination. We’re also experienced in providing operational advice on works councils that operate across more than one jurisdiction.
Employment disputes and business protection
Our specialist employment team can help you manage and avoid, high-risk employment disputes with effective business protection. We'll help ensure that you have all angles covered to put your business on the strongest footing. We provide solutions, not lists of options, that ultimately protect our clients from unwanted reputational risk and anti-competitive practices.
Health and safety
Protecting the safety and health of your employees and visitors to your business is essential. Our specialists are experienced in liaising with regulators and government bodies in the UK and the EU. We can guide you through everything you must do to comply and provide support should any claims be made against your business.
Incentives, remuneration and benefits
We can you identify the best way to reward your employees and meet your business objectives, wherever your people are based. Our expertise ranges from tax-advantaged all-employee plans to bespoke discretionary arrangements for your senior executives. We can guide you through day-to-day issues of employee incentives, we well as through major projects, such as the impact of corporate transactions.
Pensions
Our team comprises experts in pensions advisory, pensions disputes and professional independent trustee services, so we can help you with any aspect of this complex area of law. Our work covers all aspects of pension law on both the employer and trustee side. When it comes to pension disputes, we have represented parties in many of the recent leading pension cases so have the experience you need to achieve your aims through cost-effective and efficient resolution of disputes.
Employment disputes and business protection
Our specialist employment team can help you manage and avoid, high-risk employment disputes with effective business protection. We'll help ensure that you have all angles covered to put your business on the strongest footing. We provide solutions, not lists of options, that ultimately protect our clients from unwanted reputational risk and anti-competitive practices.
Contingent workforce
We can support you with everything you need to operate modern flexible workforces, domestically and internationally. Our expertise includes international staffing, managed service provision and recruitment process outsourcing projects.
Global mobility
Our immigration teams advise both companies and individuals on setting up, trading and remaining in the UK or the EU. We provide the most up-to-date advice, coupled with clear and practical solutions. Our approach centres on developing an expert understanding of your core objectives and long-term commercial needs.
Our approach
We put people at the heart of our business and encourage bold and decisive advice. We aim to build the relationship to a point where you feel completely safe offloading your most sensitive worries, and you should always walk away with a clear plan. We aim to give advice and that involves significant investment in the client relationship to achieve your business goals.
Our advice will always be clear, practical and well-informed. Working with us, you have legal certainty and a commercial advantage on your employment issues.
"The firm has an excellent and authoritative approach and deep knowledge of the client's market."
Our international employment lawyers
Our international teams advise extensively on employment and pensions across multiple jurisdictions, whether on reorganisations, TUPE, disputes, or reputational and risk management. We advise across a broad range of employment rights and European and National Works Council matters.
We work seamlessly with HR and in-house legal teams in providing commercial and solutions focused advice in connection with the management of all employment matters and related disputes. Our team has extensive experience with a broad range of people matters, including providing regular bespoke training and value adds to HR teams.
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