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Overview
Employment law advice needs to be concise, timely and, of course, practical.
We have wide expertise in the media and entertainment sectors but are equally at home with clients from other industries, including advertising, construction, finance, charities, professional services, local authorities, and SMEs. We also regularly advise senior executives, including CEOs and partners.
Our clients are extremely busy people. Our approach is to have a deep understanding of their businesses and the environment where they work and to be their trusted advisers. Through this approach, and because of the level of our advice, we provide a first-rate, partner-led service with practical and pragmatic advice.
Expertise
Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Contracts of employment and service agreements
- Consultancy/freelancer agreements
- Settlement/termination agreements
- Employment Tribunal proceedings
- High Court proceedings
- Restrictive covenants and team moves
- Bonus/remuneration disputes
- Unfair dismissal
- Discrimination, bullying and harassment
- Whistleblowing
- TUPE and outsourcing
- Employment status/IR35
- Redundancy, restructures and insolvency
- Discipline, performance management and grievances
- Workplace investigations
- Family friendly rights and pregnancy
- Sickness and incapacity
- Subject access requests, data protection and privacy notices
- HR advice
- Corporate due diligence
- Trade union
- Partnerships and LLPs
- Employee handbooks and policies
KEY CONTACT
KEY CONTACTS
Our lawyers pride themselves on delivering high-quality pragmatic advice that is always ‘off the fence’.
Victoria Willson
Partner
Susan Thompson
Partner
Victoria Willson
Partner
Simkins are knowledgeable, commercial, always responsive and willing to go above and beyond to help.
Quality and the feeling you have the best people on your team.
High standards, good division of practices. In addition to the firm’s specialities, it acts as a “one-stop shop” where sensible so that the client can simply pick up the phone and get things done.
Good eye for strategy and ensures that clients’ expectations are properly managed.
Timely and accurate advice… and solid understanding of employment law matters.
Pragmatic sensible advice at all times. Susan Thompson is excellent in her response rate, pragmatic advice, and keen to pass on knowledge.
