Employment

Palka Downton provides advice and assistance to employers on an ad hoc basis, through regular retainers or on specific projects. This enables employers, whatever their size, to have immediate access to legal and commercial advice as and when it is needed. The range of services is flexible, from advice on specific legal issues to full involvement in the employment aspects processes of your business, including:

• TUPE and employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions;
• Redundancy procedures;
• Exit management and compromise agreements;
• Disciplinary and grievance processes;
• Issuing and defending employment tribunal claims;
• Setting up consultative committees;
• Carrying out independent discrimination / harassment investigations;
• Equal pay job evaluations;

• Managing business reorganisations;
• Drafting and updating employment documentation;
• Management Training;
• High Court Litigation - restrictive covenants, breach of confidentiality;
• Directors' service contracts and director / shareholder disputes;
• Distributorship, agency and self employed contractors' agreements;
• Human Resources “Health Audits”

Employment advice for Employees