Employment
Intro
With new legislation in recent years considerably strengthening the position of employees, both in terms of protection against dismissal and introducing family friendly policies which increase the flexibility of working arrangements, Carter Lemon Camerons’ employment team ensures that we offer advice that is relevant and up to date. We provide a service that is accessible with a proactive approach to ensure that we achieve the objective you are seeking.
Typical Work
- Enforcing the terms of an employee's compromise agreement by way of litigation following the late vesting of share options in a US bank following his termination at a time when the US markets were in freefall.
- Advising a group of employees under threat of redundancy in relation to a requirement for each to attend an assessment centre to ascertain their suitability for largely renamed but unchanged roles.
- Dealing with the TUPE complexities incumbent upon a change in service provider of cleaning contracts.
- Advising an FSA authorised and regulated employer on its options in relation to a bond analyst following his conduct of a dishonest and negligent hedge transaction.
- Advising a major player in the charity recruitment field as to the appropriate contractual arrangements with its recruitment associates.
Recent Transactions
- Compromise agreements
- Advising on employment contracts including engagement letters
- Advising on TUPE issues
- Applications to the Employment Tribunal
- Advising on family policies including maternity and paternity leave
- Redundancy strategy and procedures
