Employment Law Solicitors in Essex, Suffolk and London
The thought of taking legal action against your employer may seem daunting but with the right help, it can be made easy. Making a claim can often be crucial to protecting your financial security, career prospects, and legal rights.
Our employment law experts understand it’s natural to feel concerned about the financial implications of taking legal steps, especially if you’re now out of work due to a dispute.
Employment Law Solicitors – Resolution
Most disputes can be resolved quickly and cost-effectively with our experienced team. Our solicitors will always endeavour to seek a compromise that is in your best interests. But if this is not possible, at Attwells, we’ll escalate the matter and won’t hesitate to take your dispute to court if needed. We will forcefully defend your rights and get the result you deserve.
Our approach to Employment Law & supporting employees
We offer fixed-fee services and support, so you’ll never receive an unexpected bill. As part of our jargon-free approach, we will unravel the complex nature of employment law and guide you through the process.
Lloyd Clarke, Partner and Head of Employment Law has over ten years experience in all types of workplace disputes, acting for employees and employers, including bringing and defending claims in the Employment Tribunal.
Our specialist Employment Team is rated highly on Feefo and Review Solicitors.
Case assessment & letter of advice
- Initial telephone conversation
- Review of documentation in advance of drafting letter of advice (subject to reasonable number of documents)
- Letter of advice setting out the legal position, our advice and an assessment of prospects of success for any potential claims
- Answering any questions subsequent to a letter of advice
Employment Law Solicitors – What can we cover in the advice letter?
All aspects of employment law / HR e.g. disciplinary, grievance, family-related rights, dismissal, redundancy/restructure, staff absence, poor performance, discrimination etc.
Assessment of any potential claims
Contract terms
Defending breach of contract claims including those dealing with training fees
Defending allegations of breach of restrictive covenants/post-termination obligations such as those dealing with working for a competitor, poaching former clients or colleagues
Self-employed contracts including IR35
Commission and bonus disputes
Director disputes
Shareholder disputes
What is excluded from the service?
Meeting at your local office with a specialist employment lawyer (this can be arranged at additional cost)
Tax advice
Advice on benefits
Legal advice outside of the service requested
Why use Attwells?
Employment disputes can be costly, stressful, and time-consuming. They can interfere with your career and even damage your professional reputation. If you’re involved in a dispute with your employer, it’s essential to act quickly. You should receive expert advice from the outset to ensure the best case is put forward for you.
As an employee, you have more than 80 legal rights from day one. Our experienced Employment Team can advise you on the whole employment cycle and provide you with all the support you need- ensuring your rights are properly protected.
We can assist you with the following areas:
- interviews
- contract terms
- probationary periods
- promotions
- sickness
- holidays
- disability
- maternity leave
- grievances
- disciplinaries
- dismissals
- appeals
- restrictive covenants
- Employment Tribunal proceedings.
I advise employers, employees, independent contractors, businesses and individuals in contentious and non-contentious matters, regularly appearing in the Employment Tribunal.
A typical week for me would involve advising upon settlement agreements, negotiating exit packages, drafting claims and defences to the Employment Tribunal or County Court (such as those relating to unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract etc.), contracts of employment, staff handbooks and other HR documentation, advising on grievance and disciplinary proceedings, TUPE transfers and poor performance/sickness absence and attending Tribunal.
Alongside my general offering, I specialise in advising those operating in a small handful of key sectors, including care, estate agency and IR35.
I have provided seminars on legal issues affecting the care sector to members of both Suffolk Care Association and Essex Care Association (whom Attwells are proud to Partner with), in addition to talks at a national level. I have also delivered talks across East Anglia and London to Estate Agents on key legal requirements for their business, in conjunction with NAEA Propertymark.
My clients value my tenacity, attention to detail, communication and negotiation skills, alongside my supportive approach to all of my client relationships.
Employment tribunal solicitors – unfair dismissal & discrimination claims
Our employment tribunal calculator provides transparent fixed fees for the legal work needed for your potential claim. Costs are calculated depending on whether your claim relates to unfair/constructive dismissal or discrimination.
The difference in costing is because discrimination claims are more time-consuming and usually require a larger attendance at a Tribunal hearing and greater legal resources.
Around 80% of our client’s Employment Tribunal claims settle before the final hearing. We have broken down the key steps in an Employment Tribunal claim and shown what is included as well as pricing.
All email and telephone correspondence between each step is included free of charge.
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