Employment and HR
Employment is an increasingly fast moving and complex area of law. The impact of regular new legislation and developing case law presents a real challenge for employers who want to spend their time focusing on growing their business and developing their people, but often find themselves battling with HR issues and defending claims instead.
As a well established employment team in the North West, our employment lawyers at Pannone Corporate have the experience and expertise to deliver a complete employment law and HR support service for our clients. We specialise in providing timely, practical, accessible, and commercially astute advice and support to our clients on the full range of employment law and HR issues.
We are ranked in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, and members of the team are recommended as experts and leading individuals. The Pannone Corporate employment team adds value to our clients through online knowledge sharing, workshops, and flexible, transparent fees. Most importantly of all, we listen to our clients to make sure we understand their motivations and goals, and we work in partnership with them to help them to achieve those goals.
We offer the following employment services:
Contracts and policies- We draft effective and accessible contracts, policies and procedures, all of which will be the cornerstone of our client’s HR strategy.
HR Support – We offer helpline advice over the phone, by email or face-to-face for the employment issues faced by HR teams and line managers on a day-to-day basis.
Insurance and pricing solutions – We offer a range of pricing options, including competitive hourly rates, fixed and capped fees for project work and tribunal cases, and retainer and helpline arrangements for ad hoc HR advice.
Training – We offer a wide range of seminars, workshops and interactive training sessions on employment law and HR issues for HR professionals, line managers, in-house lawyers, and senior management teams.
Tribunal and court representation – We represent our clients in the Employment Tribunal, EAT, County and High Courts, handling claims ranging from unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay, unlawful deduction from wages, and breach of contract to injunctive action for breach of post-termination restrictions, judicial review. We also act for clients in mediations.
We work closely with founders, CEOs, directors, and senior executives in relation to all aspects of their personal employment relationships. We also have experience of acting for medical professionals in relation to a variety of employment issues including NHS terms and conditions, workplace bullying and discrimination.
Our approach is straightforward – we listen, provide pragmatic and commercial advice and help you achieve your goals.
We can advise and represent you with any legal issues that may arise throughout the lifecycle of your employment. We can support you with advice in relation to:
• Your service agreement and other contractual documentation, whether as an employee, director, or self-employed contractor.
• Legal issues relating to bonuses, incentive arrangements, shareholder issues, and remuneration packages.
• Disciplinary matters, discrimination and equal pay, problems arising from illness or other incapacity, bullying and other grievances.
• Regulatory issues and any director’s duties.
• Issues arising on exit from your employment including contractual entitlements, shareholder rights, and confidentiality obligations.
• Post-termination restrictive covenants – their enforceability, strategies for dealing with them in your new career, and representing you in any dispute with your employer.
• Negotiating your exit and advising on the terms of any settlement agreement.
We also provide advice on potential claims and represent you at the employment tribunal or in the county or high court where you have an outstanding complaint against the organisation for which you worked.