HR advisory, contracts and policies

HR advisory

Our HR support and advice gives you practical, sector specific and commercial support across the full employment lifecycle. Our work includes drafting and updating contracts of employment, handbooks and HR policies, advising on disciplinaries and grievances, dealing with underperformance and sickness, handling pay and working time issues, TUPE transfers and workforce restructuring.

Whatever the challenge, whether preparing for a period of change, or addressing recurring HR problems, our team work alongside your organisation to manage that change or deescalate disputes, and importantly ensure your employment practices reflect your culture and people.

We focus on being advisers who understand your sector and your challenges and work with you to provide solutions which are best for your organisation.

How our team can help you

Our employment law solicitors can assist with all your workplace and people-related challenges.

Whether those challenges are the day‑to‑day HR advisory support or the more complex projects, including restructures, redundancy programmes, TUPE transfers and collective consultation. We can assist you in planning, timelines, drafting and discussing scripts and documentation that minimise risk and support fair, transparent decision‑making.

Our approach is senior‑led, commercially grounded and always based on clear recommendations, realistic options and an honest assessment of your risk environment.

Employee relations and policies

Creating a workplace where people can thrive is grounded in good practice and clear expectations. These expectations are evidenced in accessible and up-to-date policies which are then applied consistently and fairly throughout the organisation. We can advise on both the contents and implementation of these policies to ensure they are both legally compliant and reflect the culture and values of your organisation.

Our aim is to equip managers to follow these policies, exercise good practice and address problems early, fairly and consistently, reducing the risk of disputes while protecting your organisation’s culture and trust in its employees.

Pay, working time and reward

National Minimum Wage, holiday pay, working time and pay structures are under more scrutiny than ever. We advise on pay and working time compliance, including NMW risks, sleep‑ins, overtime, zero‑hours arrangements, part‑year workers and irregular hours, as well as bonuses and incentives. We review contracts, rotas and payroll practices, help you resolve historic underpayment risks and support negotiations with your people and trade unions where change is needed.

Our goal is to ensure your pay and working time arrangements are lawful, transparent and sustainable, protecting both your workforce and your organisation’s reputation.

Training and confident managers

Ensuring policies are followed is often reliant on the confidence and ability of your managers. We design and deliver bespoke employment law and HR training for boards, senior leaders, HR teams and line managers, tailored to your sector and risk profile. Topics range from the essentials, to the complex.

From disciplinary and grievance investigations and ED&I, to TUPE, managing sickness absence and redundancies. Our sessions are practical and scenario‑based, equipped to help managers to spot issues early, have difficult conversations well and apply policies consistently.