Employment Contract Solicitors

Beecham Peacock Solicitors has a wealth of experience in employment contract law, offering specialised services to employers when creating employment contracts and reviewing or resolving related issues

Beecham Peacock are here to help with all of your Employment Law problems.

Effective employment contracts and robust staff handbooks are extremely important when hiring new staff and maintaining positive working relationships. It is essential that both of these documents are clearly drafted, legally compliant and set out all entitlements, expectations and obligations for both the employer and employee.

Our employment law solicitors in Newcastle upon Tyne, are available to support you when negotiating and drafting contracts, writing staff policies and handbooks or reviewing existing employment documents.

Employment contract services

Beecham Peacock’s employment contract and staff handbook solicitors offer a number of services:

Creating employment contracts.
Updating employment contracts.
Resolving employment contract disputes.
Terminating employment contracts.
Creating employee’s duty of confidentiality clauses.

Discover the correct service for your current requirements below.

Creating employment contracts

It is extremely important that all employment contracts are clear, compliant and tailored to the employer’s needs. Beecham Peacock can support in the drafting, writing and eventual creation of all types of employment contracts.

There are a number of key components to consider when creating an employment contract:

Job descriptions – ensure that the employee is aware of their duties and expectations within the role.
Pay – make the employee’s salary clear, along with any potential bonuses or overtime payments.
Expected working hours – ensure the employee knows how many hours they will be expected to work for the company and when these hours must occur.
Termination clauses – make sure any information or issues relating to voluntary termination, dismissal or retirement are clear and concise.
Duty of confidentiality clauses – ensure the employee is aware of any confidentiality commitments, even once the termination of the contract is complete.
Restrictive covenants – if a business deals with potentially sensitive or confidential information, it may need restrictive covenants in place in order to protect its own interests.
Customisation – some employees or job roles may require specific changes relating to individual situations – for instance, if an employee requires alternative work hours or if a job role requires extra travel. Ensure that these changes are clearly laid out and fully understood by both parties.

When it comes to the demands of the law on employment contracts, employers must ensure that all contracts remain fully compliant with UK employment law. If contracts are not compliant, employees may have grounds for a legal case.

Our employment law and employee handbook solicitors can ensure this compliance, helping companies avoid potential disputes or issues in the future.

Updating employment contracts

Ever-changing laws and new workplace regulations – such as the recent shift towards hybrid working practices – as well as developing business needs, necessitate periodic changes to employment contracts.

The Beecham Peacock employment law team can help to update and develop existing employment contracts as our solicitors always stay up to date with the latest industry changes.

Our team can also assist employers with ongoing compliance – ensuring all updated contracts also conform with UK employment law.

Beecham Peacock can assist with various matters relating to employment contract updates:

Reviewing clauses – reviewing potential updates to salary, role responsibilities and confidentiality in light of sector or business changes.
Employee awareness – ensuring that all employees are aware of any recent developments in employment contract law and how it may affect their current role and responsibilities.
Avoiding disputes – our team can help employers to avoid potential legal disputes by ensuring all updated contracts remain fully compliant with UK law, including inserting additional restrictive covenants or customised clauses where required.

Employment contract disputes

When an employee is dissatisfied in their role or feels they have received unfair treatment at work, disputes over contract terms can arise.

These disputes may be related to wrongful dismissal, unpaid wages, breach of confidentiality and more. Beecham Peacock’s employment contract lawyers can help prevent or resolve these issues.

Our work contract lawyers can help businesses deal with various issues relating to employment contract disputes:

Mediation and negotiation – our team can help to facilitate constructive discussion and effective negotiation to reach a decision that is palatable for both parties.
Legal representation – if a business requires legal representation at employment tribunals, our team can arrange representation.
Settlement agreements – Beecham Peacock can help employers draft effective settlement agreements to ensure both parties are satisfied with the final outcome. Our team can also help companies enforce these agreements.

Terminating employment contracts

Our team of employment law solicitors can help employers navigate the termination process and meet the legal requirements of terminating a contract, ensuring all potential issues are identified and monitored:

Adherence to process – ensuring all businesses provide fair notice periods, dismissal processes and redundancy rights.
Avoiding potential issues – our team can provide relevant legal advice to avoid potential claims for unfair dismissal, which can prove costly for the business.
Termination clauses – drafting clear and informative termination clauses and providing legal advice to seek to enforce these terms.
Legal advice – providing trusted legal advice for employers who are carrying out redundancies or are restructuring their business.

Employees’ duty of confidentiality clauses

Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts are of high importance, especially when it comes to safeguarding sensitive business information.

The Beecham Peacock employment law team can help companies enforce effective confidentiality restrictions to protect business interests:

Drafting confidentiality agreements – our team can help to draft clear and enforceable confidentiality agreements that protect the employer both while the employee is a part of the company and after their contract has ended.
Legal remedies – in instances of a data or confidentiality breach, our experienced employment law solicitors can form a robust legal case with a view to compensation or resolution.
Data protection – ensuring confidentiality clauses include clear information on GDPR and data protection practices that can be effectively enforced.

Testimonials

“Dealt with my conveyancing and employment issues; great, no-nonsense service” – Michael B.

“I am very pleased with the professional service I received from Beecham Peacock. I was kept informed every step of the way and the team put me at ease.” – Julie W.

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