James Pearce & Co – Employment Solicitors

James Pearce & Co employment solicitors provide advice in connection with all aspects of employment whether on behalf of employers or employees including employment tribunal matters, compromise agreements, redundancy and contracts. Our team of employment professionals are happy to advise you with any employment issues you may have.

Employment Tribunal

James Pearce & Co employment solicitors have vast experience of dealing with claims in connection with employment tribunal matters both in respect of issuing and defending proceedings; they are able to act on behalf of either the employer or employee. Our employment team understand the difficulties involved in dismissal cases and are here to help you through the employment tribunal process with as little stress caused as possible to you. We have on many occasions successfully compromised matters where appropriate, to achieve an outcome satisfactory to both parties.

Compromise Agreement

James Pearce & Co employment solicitors are happy to help you with compromise agreement matters whether drawing up an appropriate agreement on behalf of the employer or advising employees on a preprepared agreement. We can advise all parties on their legal rights in this matter and explain in detail the legalities in words that you understand. The cost of advising an employee regarding a pre-prepared compromise agreement is usually paid by the employer, so there is normally no charge to the employee.

Redundancy

James Pearce & Co employment solicitors understand that whether you are a company having to make staff redundant or an employee being made redundant that this can be very stressful. Our employment team are here to take some of the stress out of the uncertainty of redundancy and to help you understand the worrying issues that this may cause.

Employment Contracts

James Pearce & Co employment solicitors are experts in drawing up employment contracts specially designed for the individual company, we work closely with businesses both small and large to tailor employment contracts specifically for their needs. Our employment solicitors are also happy to advise employees on employment contracts before signature. They can explain to you the terms and effects of the contract in words that you can understand.

Costs

We appreciate that employment advice has a cost. We will be clear and transparent from the outset as to what our charges will be. We will generally try to give fixed estimates as to any work that will be carried out but where that is not possible we shall give you full details of our charging rates and our costs generally. Please ask though if there is any aspect of our costs that you do not understand – we’re happy to help.