Employment Law

EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS FOR EMPLOYERS IN BRIGHTON

Our experienced, specialist employment lawyers and solicitors  advise businesses of all types and sizes on the implications of employment law, and we tailor our services and costs to meet each client’s requirements, including fixed fee plans, retainers, and employment law insurance policies may be available. Common types of employment law advice we provide to employer clients are:-

  • Employment contracts
  • Consultants agreements
  • Preparation of employee handbooks, policies and procedures
  • Dismissals, disciplinary, grievance and performance review
  • Advice regarding redundancy
  • Employment Tribunal claims
  • Advice and assistance on restrictive covenants
  • Advice concerning TUPE
  • Compromise agreements
  • Pregnancy rights
  • Sickness absence
  • Working time regulations

FAQs about:
Employment Law

What conditions does a pregnant employee need to fulfil in order to be entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)?

There are 6 conditions that need to be satisfied, as follows : -

  • to have worked for the employer for a continuous period of 26 weeks ending with the qualifying week - i.e. the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth (EWC)

  • to have reached, or been confined before reaching, the start of the 11th week before the EWC

  • to have stopped working for the employer

  • to have average weekly earnings in the 8 weeks up to and including the qualifying week at least equal to the lower earnings limit for Class 1 National Insurance contributions

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