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Facing an employment matter? Our employment solicitors will ensure a fair resolution efficiently.
Workplace issues can arise slowly over time, or seemingly out of nowhere, but can have a severe impact on mental health and motivation. Our dedicated team provides comprehensive support for various employment matters, whether you’re dealing with unfair dismissal, discrimination, or a tribunal claim.
Our employment law team promise:
FAQs
Employment law is the area of law that deals with the responsibilities of employers and the rights of employees. Under the umbrella of employment law, there are various forms of legal matters, which include: issues over employment contracts, dismissals and discrimination, amongst others.
Your rights, vary depending on whether you’re classed as an employee or a worker. The difference between an employee and a worker is that an employee is an individual employed under a contract of employment. Whereas, a worker would usually have another form of contract such as a ‘contract for services’ or a ‘zero-hours contract’, which provides fewer employment rights than an employment contract.
Worker rights
Employee rights
All employees are workers, but an employee has additional employment rights and responsibilities, which include:
What if I’m self-employed?
If you’re self-employed you have limited employment rights which include:
There is a long list of things an employer must provide for their employees. Regardless of the size of the company, an employer must:
The price associated with your employment case depends on the type of employment matter you need legal assistance with.
When facing any employment matter, whether an employment dispute or drafting of a contract, our employment law solicitors will first need to arrange an untimed initial consultation. During your consultation, you’ll receive:
If your case is a matter regarding the employment tribunal (unfair/wrongful dismissal), please see our section on Employment tribunal: fees and work.
To contact one of our employment law solicitors, please contact us on 020 3007 5500.
When facing an employment dispute, it’s always best to seek help from a specialist employment law solicitor. Seeking help from a solicitor will ensure that you don’t make avoidable but costly mistakes in your case.
In employment cases, our solicitors always guarantee:
To contact one of our employment law solicitors, please contact us on 020 3007 5500.
A simple unfair/wrongful dismissal case that settles before needing to submit a claim to the Employment Tribunal hearing will cost in the region of £2,500 to £5,000 plus VAT. This is based on the approximate 8 to 16 hours of work it will take to settle your claim with your employer. Costs can increase with complexity and how long the case goes on for. If your case proceeds to the Employment Tribunal, you can expect to pay over £15,000 plus VAT. We don’t offer fixed fees for unfair dismissal.
There may be additional fees payable, such as barrister fees and administration fees to create bundles and other paperwork. Barrister fees will vary based on the experience level of the chosen barrister.
The general rule is that the Employment Tribunal is a cost-neutral environment, so neither party is rarely made responsible for the other side’s costs. However, there are exceptions to this general rule.
Our solicitors charge £295 to £550 per hour, plus VAT depending on the seniority of who is working on your employment matter. Our average costs represent the work involved across the period it usually takes to either settle your case out of court or proceed to a full hearing.
The stages below are indicative of the work involved in bringing an unfair dismissal claim to court.
Depending on when your matter settles, not all stages may be applicable.
No two unfair dismissal cases are the same, and there are many factors that affect how much your case will cost.
Cost Variables include:
If the case proceeds to a hearing, an additional daily fee of £1,200 to £2,400 plus VAT will be applied for the solicitor in attendance, depending on the seniority of the solicitor.
There are currently no mandatory disbursements payable for Employment Tribunal cases. However, there may be additional fees incurred for travel and expert witnesses. If any additional disbursements are required, we will always consult with you first unless there are practical reasons why this is not possible.
This depends on at which stage your case is resolved. For matters that are settled out of court during pre-claim conciliation, your case can take a period of 4-8 weeks.
If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, this will depend on the Employment Tribunal’s availability. Typically, HMCTS aims to list a preliminary case management hearing date within 26 weeks from when the claim commenced. The final hearing date is generally set at the preliminary case management hearing. The court is currently scheduling final hearings around 18 months are the preliminary case management hearing.
Call, email or provide us with a few details of your matter, and we’ll help you arrange an initial consultation. You’ll get:
No fee surprises. Ever. Our solicitors in London and Brighton will inform you from the outset how much your case will cost and we will do everything in our power to keep costs down and within your original fee estimate.
You are our priority and law is our speciality. Our award-winning solicitors in London and Brighton ensure you know exactly where you stand from a legal perspective so you can make a well-informed decision.
With fortnightly updates on your case, you’ll never be left in the dark. Our solicitors in London and Brighton ensure you know exactly how your case is progressing and are with you every step of the way.
Our untimed initial consultations provide you with as long as you need to speak to a specialist solicitor about your matter.