Employment

"Welcome to the Employment area of the Berwins Solicitors' website. My name is Natalie Saunders and I am head of the Employment Unit.
 
Employment law is one of those areas that affects most people - at some stage everyone is likely to have been either an employer or employee. The media therefore devotes increasing numbers of column inches to employment law and HR issues and publicises the potentially significant payouts that may result if the employment relationship breaks down.
 
As a nation, we are therefore becoming more aware of employment law and its far-reaching grasp than we have ever been before.
 
Unfortunately, awareness does not equate to understanding. Nor does it equate to more compliance and fewer employment tribunal claims.
 
That's where the Berwins' Employment Unit comes in.
 
We can help employers by:
  • working alongside your own HR function or, if you don't have a dedicated HR resource, providing day-to-day HR advice;
  • drafting contracts and service agreements, staff handbooks and compromise agreements;
  • advising on restructuring and redundancies and drafting all the necessary correspondence and supporting documentation;
  • providing strategic advice intended to keep your business out of the employment tribunal;
  • defending tribunal claims and undertaking our own advocacy;
  • protecting your business by drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants;
  • implementing effective bonus and share option arrangements to motivate your staff; and
  • training your line managers to equip them with the skills necessary to keep the workforce productive and conflict-free.
We can help employees by:
  • advising on contracts of employment and service agreements and the enforceability of restrictive covenants;
  • providing behind-the-scenes advice to resolve workplace disputes to your satisfaction;
  • assessing whether you should bring an employment tribunal claim against your current or former employer;
  • taking your claim to the employment tribunal - supporting you throughout the process, from filing the claim to undertaking the advocacy at hearings;
Whatever your employment law-related concerns, we can help. We adopt a solution-focussed approach to achieve your objectives and will do so in an effective, efficient and personable way. We work closely with our clients to manage their costs and ensure complete satisfaction with every aspect of our service."  
 
And this is what our clients say about us:
 
"I will certainly hold you in mind should I need advice in future and recommend you if appropriate. It's been a pleasure working with you and I have enjoyed a really first rate service; always prompt, clear, reliable and warm."
 
"What a team! The support that Natalie & Caroline have given to me here at Ripon Cathedral Choir School, in resolving difficult HR issues has been invaluable. At all times, friendly, patient and reassuring, no time was wasted, no task too great or request too small."
 
"Both Natalie and Caroline were fully informed at all times and their response to me was consistent and concise on every occasion. Phone calls were answered without delay; instructions were simple and to the point, while draft letters were precise and direct, achieving the desired goal. Such excellent communication resulted in keeping the stress levels which might have resulted from difficult circumstances, to a minimum."
 
"I hold them both in the highest possible regard for their integrity and professionalism and
I would have no hesitation in calling on their services again."
 
"Natalie & Caroline have my grateful thanks."
 
Tish Burton
Headmistress
Ripon Cathedral Choir School
 
 

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In the first instance please contact:
Natalie Saunders NatalieSaunders@berwin.co.uk  01423 722568 , Marie Walsh MarieWalsh@berwin.co.uk  01423 850337 , Caroline Acton CarolineActon@Berwin.co.uk  01423 850308 , or through our enquiries page.