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1 February 2013
Positive action under the Equality Act 2010
We have been receiving a few enquiries from employers recently regarding how positive action works. The Equality Act ... read more

23 January 2013
Consultation on Proposed Changes to TUPE Regulations
The government intends to simplify the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (Regulations 2006) TUPE to benefit business in ... read more

21 January 2013
Workplace pension auto-enrolment staging dates
The link below shows the various staging dates for employers to have valid workplace pensions in place so that ... read more

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Holly Dobson
Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution


Glenn Jaques
Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution


Mark Serby
Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Employment advice for individuals
The employment law team have a vast amount of experience in assisting individuals with redundancy, unfair dismissals, discrimination issues, Tribunal representation and contracts.

In addition we will advise you on all funding options and at no charge to you, are happy to consider any policies of insurance you may to see whether you have before the event legal expenses insurance. We will also advise you of after the event insurance and third party insurance as appropriate. In some circumstances your employer can pay for our services or a contribution towards legal expenses can be recovered from your employer and we can talk you through additional options.

We act for employees in a number of key areas:

Redundancy, dismissal, discrimination and your employment rights
If you’ve been the victim of discrimination or unfair dismissal at work, or feel your employer has treated you unfairly, our team of highly skilled employment law solicitors could help. So if you have a dispute at work our expert employment lawyers can offer you employment law advice and explain your employment rights – we’ll even represent you at an employment tribunal if it comes to it.

Unfair dismissal
Our specialist employment solicitors could help you claim compensation for unfair dismissal against your employer if they do not have a fair reason for dismissing you, if they did not follow the proper process or if their motives for dismissing you are unfair – for example if you wanted to take maternity leave.

Redundancy
An employer could need to make people redundant for a number of reasons but there is a correct process they must follow. If they don’t adhere to the legal process, our specialist employment lawyers could help you claim against them.

Discrimination
We could help you claim compensation if you’ve been discriminated against because of any of these factors: gender, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnic background, nationality, religion, beliefs or age.

General employment rights
Our employment solicitors can offer legal advice and representation on just about every aspect of employment law from family friendly rights and Working Time Regulations to contract disputes and employment tribunals.

Employment Tribunals
Our employment solicitors have extensive experience in representing our clients in the Employment Tribunals and Courts. We also provide representation in mediations and settlement negotiations.


For further information please click on the links below:

Employment advice for businesses

How to fund employment and HR support

The Wake Smith HR Club

What do our clients say about us?

The Employment Law Team in the Legal 500

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