employment
Our experienced employment team can steer you through this most complex environment, providing you with a comprehensive support service from our established team of experts.
With ten leading Partners across nine offices supported by a growing team we can advise on the full range of human resources issues. From day to day HR, strategic policy development and planning, training, Tribunal representation (including the Employment Appeal Tribunal), through to TUPE and transactional advice, we have the expertise you need.
Our client base includes household names, multinational companies and owner led businesses from the private sector together with public sector organizations. In addition, we have built a strong reputation for advising senior executives on entry and exit arrangements providing a holistic service, including advising on pensions, shares, share options and tax issues where appropriate.
We offer a Partner led service priding ourselves on our speed of delivery. Our focus is on providing solutions for clients in a practical and pragmatic manner. Working with clients to understand their business is key to our service provision. We support our clients by running a series of seminars and workshops throughout the year to ensure they are kept up to date with legislation and case law developments. In addition, we also provide our clients with the opportunity to meet and share experience with other HR professionals having founded HRXchange, a networking forum for HR professionals.
We have a variety of different methods of service delivery and costings all designed to help you. For example, we can offer a retainer service with fully underwritten legal expenses insurance and/or a fixed cost web-based service. This provides HR professionals with access via the web to a precedent bank of HR documents and guides, all of which can be downloaded and printed. We are always happy to tailor our service to meet your individual needs and will work with you to find the right solution for you.
Resources
Witness guide to the Employment Tribunal DVD
It is common for employees to feel anxious about attending and giving evidence at an Employment Tribunal. Gateley's DVD is designed to provide a step by step guide to what will happen on the day with the aim of giving staff the knowledge and reassurance required to make the process less painful. The hour long DVD runs through a full mock tribunal and can be purchased for £85 by emailing info@gateleyuk.com.
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news
20th October 2011
No way round the agency worker rules
Agencies and their clients that deliberately try to avoid the new regulations could find themselves facing hefty tribunal compensation awards The Agency Worker Regulations 2010, which came into force on 1 October this year, give agency workers the right to the same basic working and employment conditions after a 12-week qualifying period they would receive as direct employees of the end-user. An agency worker completes the qualifying period by working in the same role with the same company. However, that need not be through the same agency, nor does the agency worker have to work for 12 continuous weeks. Certain breaks in an assignment merely pause, rather than restart, the qualifying clock.
20th September 2011
Agency Workers Regulations
Recent press reports have indicated that David Cameron continues to have concerns about the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations on business during the recession. However, the Government has since clarified that it has no intention of amending the Regulations at such a late stage and they will enter into force on 1 October 2011, in their current form.
latest publications
England
20th October 2011
business news autumn 2011
22nd August 2011
business immigration services
Scotland
22nd February 2011
employment update - February 2011
UK
21st December 2011
reforming employment law
20th December 2011
no tax uplift for maximum award
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“They give advice in a way which is tailored to our businesses and think about how things would affect us. They balance legal issues with business realities and clearly explain where the risks are for us as employers.”
Chambers UK 2012
“A 'focused team of lawyers'”
Legal 500 2011
“At Gateley, 'a partner is always available and the advice is excellent'”
Legal 500 2011
“They are quick, easy to get hold of and provide very solid, succinct advice and they have a very strong commercial understanding”
Chambers UK 2011
“Clients of the firm range from owner-managed businesses to PLCs, and are impressed by 'speed of response and thoroughly commercial/practical approach'. All enjoy working with the 'approachable' Andrew Macmillan”
Legal 500 2009
“The employment team evidenced a sound understanding of my commercial needs. They gave me excellent legal advice and recommendations, in context - exactly what was needed!”
Bill Davidson, Finance and Operations Director, Tayburn Limited
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