COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

Employment

Catering for all your employment needs with our wide range of employment expertise.

Our specialist employment lawyers are more than HR professionals.  We are your expert guide through the correct legal processes, and can also step in and resolve matters quickly and strategically when employment relationships break down, so you can get back to business.

Our comprehensive services include technical legal advice alongside practical support, in relation to raising and responding to personal grievances, restructuring, performance and disciplinary matters, restraint of trade breaches and enforcement, negotiated exits of senior employees, employment agreement and workplace policy review, mediations, Employment Relations Authority / Employment Court hearings and advice on the Health and Safety at Work Act. Employment law is a vast area of law, so if the help you need is not listed, please ask because we are sure to cover it.
    • Drafting and conducting thorough reviews, negotiating terms, and ensuring employment/contractor agreements align with legal requirements and protect our clients’ interests
    • Assisting employers to develop tailored policies that promote compliance, fairness, and a positive work environment, covering areas such as disciplinary procedures, vehicle usage and drug/alcohol policies
    • Assistance to navigate the complexities of personal grievances, whether you are an employer responding to a claim or an employee seeking resolution
    • Strategic advice, negotiated settlements, and advocacy for our clients, including at mediation
    • In cases where mediation is unsuccessful, we continue to advocate for our clients in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court
    • Conduct of complex independent workplace investigations on behalf of employers
    • Investigations are carried out sensitively and provide confidential reports and assessments to make findings on matters of employee misconduct, such as bullying, harassment or discrimination, conflicts of interest, misuse of IT and unauthorised expenditure or property use
    • Advice to employers as to the considerations and legal obligations when embarking on a restructure process
    • Assist with restructure, redeployment and redundancy issues and processes, including drafting documentation to ensure compliance
    • Advise and represent employers and employees where a restructure or redundancy is challenged by an employee
    • From preparing documentation and assisting ‘behind the scenes’ with disciplinary, performance or consultation issues; through to communicating and negotiating directly with your employee’s legal representative on your behalf, we support you throughout the entire process