Making employment law work for you..

Our employment law solicitors are legal experts, but we also understand your business; with tailored guidance on contracts, tribunals and all other aspects of employment law.

Employment law is unpredictable.

You can always rely on our support.

Employment Law

Employees are your most valuable business asset. You need to ensure your organisation has a proactive approach to all employment matters in order to protect your business.

Our specialist Employment Team offer a full range of Employment Law and HR services and packages tailored to the specific needs of your business.

We will work in partnership with you to deliver and implement effective contracts and policies, anticipate and reduce risks through understanding your organisation and acting quickly to resolve any disputes, allowing you to concentrate on running your business.

We understand that our clients have different levels of internal HR support in their business and in response to that we offer a range of packages and different cost plans to suit your requirements.

 

 

Our advice is aimed at:

Developing Employment Best Practice

Increasing Employee Retention

Reducing the Risk of Employment Disputes

Giving practical and efficient advice in all aspects of the Employment Relationship from Recruitment to Termination

Our areas of expertise include:

HR Audit of Employment practices and procedures

Contracts, handbooks and policies

Data Protection

Dealing with difficult employees

Disciplinary and grievance process

Discrimination

Employment tribunal claims

Executive recruitment and terminations

Flexible working

Ill Health - Short and long term

Insurance

Maternity, paternity and adoption

Minute taking at hearings

Occupational health assessments

Outsourcing contracts

Performance Management

Ready to use HR documents

Recruitment

Redundancy and restructuring

Restrictive covenants and confidentiality

Status of Individuals, Employee, Worker or Self-Employed

Service agreements for Directors

Settlement Agreements

Trade disputes and strikes

Transfers of businesses and the obligations relating to the employees (TUPE)

Termination of Employment

Unfair and wrongful dismissal

Julia Fitzsimmons

Working With Our Service Team

Our approach is pragmatic, uncomplicated and always transparent. Our dedicated legal advisers offer a full range of Employment Law and HR services and packages tailored to the specific needs of your business.

- Julia Fitzsimmons

If you have an enquiry in relation to Employment Law or HR Support or simply want to speak to a member of our expert team, please get in touch.

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Julia Fitzsimmons

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Tracy Worthington

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What Our Clients Say
 

Excellent service, supplied by a knowledgeable, compassionate, informative company. Helped me through a difficult experience in a caring professional manner, achieving an excellent result in a timely manner. Julia is a credit to the company. Great job!   

Julia Fitzsimmons

Mr D

 

The professional, friendly service we received was reassurance that through our dealings with FBCMB we had protected our company. I trusted the advice and help I received from FBCMB. It was helpful that they would explain in detail the implications of the options available to us so I could make a decision fully aware of the ramifications my choice would have.

Julia Fitzsimmons

Mr W

 

Our organisation has worked with FBC Manby Bowdler for a number of years for both commercial and employment law advice. Often the situations we have are time sensitive and delicate in nature, which is never a problem for the employment law team. I have worked closely with Tracy Worthington, who has always proved to be highly professional and knowledgeable, and also very empathetic and responsive to the needs of our business. Tracy has really got to understand our business needs very well, which reflects greatly in the advice and direction she is able to give us.

Tracy Worthington

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