Employment Law Solicitors For You

Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures

Disciplinary and grievance situations can be a difficult and stressful experience for an employee. We can provide you with expert advice and support to guide you through a disciplinary or grievance situation in the workplace.

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Unfair dismissal is a complex area of employment law. You have 3 months from the date of termination of your employment within which to lodge your claim with the appropriate Employment Tribunal.

Generally it is required that you have two full years’ service in order for you to be eligible to bring a claim. However for dismissal such as ‘automatically unfair’ dismissals or dismissals that are discriminatory no minimum service length is required.

There are various types of dismissal:

• Termination by the employer;

• Expiry of a fixed-term contract;

• Forced resignation; and

• Resignation by the employee which amounts to constructive dismissal.

We can advise you throughout your claim, prepare your claim forms (ET1), prepare your case, including bundles of documents and witness statements, as well as act on your behalf in presenting your claim to the Employment Judge at any interim or final hearing in the Employment Tribunal.

Alternatively we can act on your behalf to negotiate a suitable settlement of your claim.

Redundancy

The redundancy process can be an emotional and distressing experience for an employee. We can advise employees on all areas of redundancy including: your statutory or contractual entitlement to redundancy payment and the calculation of this. Employers should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for redundancy. We can advise with regard to the correct procedure to be followed and whether the employer has acted in accordance with statutory and/or contractual obligations.