Askews Legal LLP – Employment Solicitors in Knowle
Askews is a Legal 500 endorsed law firm with a long-standing reputation for legal excellence in Knowle and throughout Warwickshire. Our team of legal specialists provides a range of advice in all aspects of employment law. We take immense pride in the high-quality service we offer clients in Knowle and Warwickshire, always striving to achieve the best outcomes. Our reputation for excellence speaks for itself.
Respected employment solicitors Dorridge
Askews features a team of esteemed and highly experienced employment solicitors in Knowle and Warwickshire. We understand the distress caused by employment disputes and offer dependable, unbiased advice to help clients make informed decisions while ensuring they are aware of their legal rights. As a highly endorsed Legal 500 law firm, our clients can trust that our employment solicitors in Knowle will work with the utmost professionalism to deliver the best possible results.
Frequently asked questions
Below are some of the most common questions employers have concerning employment law.
What type of employment law do you advise employers on?
We advise on almost every employment law matter, including:
- Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal claims
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts and Directors’ Service Agreements
- Settlement Agreements
- TUPE
- Disciplinary action
- Redundancy
How can I protect myself against discrimination claims?
Discrimination claims are becoming more common. Employers are now forced to navigate a minefield of establishing what does and does not amount to express or implied discrimination. Our Employment Solicitors take all this stress and complexity off your shoulders. We will be by your side, advising you on every decision that may bring a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 into focus. You can be confident that our advice will ensure that you have the information required to protect you from discrimination claims and the reputational and financial damage that can result from having to appear before the Employment Tribunal.
Is rightsizing the same as making people redundant?
‘Rightsizing’ is not simply a softer way of saying ‘downsizing’. The latter involves reducing the number of employees to increase profitability or ensure the solvency of the company. Rightsizing, on the other hand, is a process by which you establish if your business has the right number of employees and those employees have the skills and experience required to ensure the organisation can meet its strategic goals. Rightsizing can involve making redundancies but also hiring new talent, adding a new layer of management, or creating a specialist department. Rather than a one-off activity, rightsizing is a continuous process.
Can you help me protect my business’s reputation if an employment dispute develops?
Our experience shows that reputational management is a crucial element of dealing with an employment dispute. We can advise you on ways to settle a claim confidentially, for example, offering your employee a Settlement Agreement or using Alternative Dispute Resolution methods such as negotiation and mediation rather than going to the Employment Tribunal, the latter resulting in public proceedings. Our team can also answer any questions from the media and work with a PR firm to ensure your organisation’s reputation is protected.
Fees
Depending upon the complexity we are able to offer fixed fees in some cases. In other cases our solicitors chargethe following hourly rate:
- Partner/Member SolicitorHourly rate of £250 + VAT
- Senior Solicitor or Head of Dept: (PQE 8yr+)Hourly rate of £225 + VAT
- Assistant Solicitor/Fee Earner (PQE 3/7yr)Hourly rate of £200 + VAT
- Newly Qualified Fee Earner (PQE 1/3yr)Hourly rate of £170 + VAT
- Paralegals/TraineesHourly rate of £120 + VAT
- Support ParalegalsHourly rate of £100 + VAT
