This area covers drafting and negotiating new employment contracts and terms of employment for individuals joining a business or moving roles, including pay, hours, holidays, notice, and restrictive covenants. A solicitor in this field drafts the contract, reviews proposed changes, and advises on the implications of clause wording for pay, benefits, probation, garden leave, and dismissal provisions. They also help ensure compliance with national employment law, minimum standards, and equalities requirements, and handle any related documents such as new-hire handbooks or addenda.
Where a solicitor protects your position
The contract sets binding duties, pay, leave, notice periods and any post-termination restrictions. A solicitor's role includes ensuring enforceable terms, identifying potential risks (such as restrictive covenants or fair redundancy triggers), and advising on protections under employment law and contract law, including safeguards for fixed-term or zero-hours arrangements and the protection of staff rights under relevant legislation.
Your solicitor
Elizabeth Kirkham
Solicitor
