Employment Law

Whether you are an employee, an agency worker, a contractor or a director, it is important that you know what your legal rights are and how you can protect or enforce those legal rights.

Eaton Smith's employment team has experience in advising individuals from all employment sectors regardless of salary or employment - from GPs to teachers, from directors to drivers.

We can advise you on your legal rights including: pay and benefits; working time and holidays; family related rights; and transfers of employment.

We can also give you guidance on all employment related matters including: how to protect your legal rights; what to do if you feel you have been bullied, harassed or discriminated against; and, how to handle disciplinary procedure and redundancy consultations.

We have experience in advising directors and senior managers on the enforceability of restrictive covenants.

We can advise on and negotiate in relation to compromise agreements and settlements to ensure you get the best possible result.

We also have experience in representing individuals in Employment Tribunal claims.

We are able to offer Legal Help funding from the Legal Services Commission available to eligible individuals and No-win No-fee agreements may be available based on an assessment of merits.

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