Areas of Law / Employment

We spend the majority of our lives at work – so when something goes wrong in the workplace, or you think you have been unfairly treated, you need expert legal advice at the earliest opportunity to ensure that your rights are protected.

Employment law is very fast moving and complicated, and very few people have a clear idea of their rights at work. Our employment lawyers can advise on a wide range of work related matters including;

  • Bullying at work
  • Discrimination
  • Pay Disputes
  • Redundancy
  • Unfair dismissal

Our employment lawyers can also offer advice on the nicer side of employment law, such as helping you negotiate your contract for that dream job.

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Employment Questions

When I left a job two years ago my then employer gave me such a good reference that I put her name down when I replied to another job advertisement. But when the firm rang her she said I’d left under a cloud, which of course wasn’t true. Needless to say I didn’t get the job. Do I have any redress?

My manager at work is being completely unreasonable towards me. I don’t think he is actually doing anything illegal but it’s making life very difficult. What can I do apart from leave?

I have worked in full-time employment for a company for 11 years. No-one has a contract of employment. We have three weeks’ summer holiday and a week at Christmas, plus bank holidays. Our boss says these are classed as part of our holiday allowance, and is non-negotiable. How do we stand on this matter?

I started work at a factory in August, and was told that I’m entitled to 18 days’ holiday. However they say I have used some of my holidays on “statutory days”; is this correct, or am I entitled to statutory days as well as holidays?

Does the paid holiday we’re now entitled to include bank holidays? I’m paid the same salary each month, so it’s not clear whether I have been paid for them or whether they count as annual leave. I don’t have a written contract; when am I legally entitled to one?

I had an accident at work two years ago, cutting and bruising my face after tripping over loose cables. My solicitor filled in all the paperwork but I have now received a letter saying my employer has denied liability and my solicitors are dropping the case. They say it’s possible we would not win and I am free to take my papers elsewhere. I was astounded. Where do I go from here?

For the last five years I’ve been working six hours’ overtime at weekends to stoke coal boilers at a residential home. Now the heating is being switched to gas I’m told there’ll be no more weekend work, which means I will lose £80 a week before stoppages. Is there anything I can do?

My daughter-in-law works for a courier firm which is part of a franchise operation. She went up for the holiday pay she’d been promised, but her employer said he couldn’t afford to pay her until the end of the week, which meant she couldn’t afford to go away on holiday. Is there anything she can do about this?

We were recently transferred to a different company and lost the benefits of a life insurance scheme and profit-related pay. These benefits are still enjoyed by the people who still work for our previous employer – about half the original workforce. Aren’t our previous and present employers breaking the law by doing this?

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