The Employment Team can help you stay on top of legislation and regulation changes, manage your employees in an effective way and advise on disciplinary and dismissals procedures.
Our Team is one of the largest employment law teams in the region, with expertise across the board in all issues facing your business from everyday operational challenges to advising on strategic issues. Our lawyers also offer advice for individuals looking for support.
Services for businesses
Our Employment Team will keep you informed and help you manage regulatory change and employee issues so that they are not a barrier to effective staff management and business growth.
We advise a diverse range of businesses from start up through to cessation and everything in between. Our main services include employee incentives, contracts and handbooks, training, facilities management and TUPE, high court actions, HR services, redundancy and workforce re-organisation and unfair and wrongful dismissals.
Services for individuals
Our lawyers have particular expertise in advising directors and senior managers on exiting companies, including negotiation of termination payments and drafting of settlement agreements.
We also regularly advise our clients on share option schemes, restrictive covenants, pensions, settlement agreements, constructive dismissal, disciplinary or grievance issues and employment tribunals.
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Accreditations
Legal 500 [UK 2025]
Top Tier Firm
Chambers [UK 2025]
Band 1
Birketts’ employment team is genuinely exceptional. They are very well organised, and offer a fantastic service to clients. They provide realistic legal advice and have first-class client care.
Legal 500 [UK 2025]