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Employment Advice for Employers

The Employment Team at WBW provides quality and tailored advice and solutions to your employee problems.

Employment Advice for Employers

The Employment Team at WBW provides quality and tailored advice and solutions to your employee problems. We liaise with employers (or an appointed member of personnel), in a range of litigious and non-contentious matters.

We work with a variety of businesses ranging from small start-ups with less than 5 members of staff to larger companies with over 150 employees. We cover a wide range of sectors from hospitality to beauty, engineers to food and drink.

Our expertise and experience allow us to provide in-depth advice on all issues that can arise from the beginning to the end of the employment relationship, all tailored to your business needs. This ranges from recruitment and contracts of employment to disciplinary and redundancy advice.

Our clients tell us that they value our approachability and our ability to offer quick practical solutions at an affordable cost.

We also offer an Employment Law Service for those wanting a fixed monthly fee that includes unlimited support as well as contracts and a staff handbook. Please contact a member of the team for further details.

Our Expertise

Our specialist team of employment solicitors can assist in a wide range of matters, including:

  • Employment contracts and staff handbooks
  • Employment rights
  • Employment tribunal claims
  • Ending an employment relationship
  • Equal opportunities
  • HR support and training
  • Managing sickness absence
  • Misconduct or poor performance
  • Protecting trade secrets, client lists and confidential information
  • Recruiting new staff
  • Transfer of a business
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