We provide to our clients a comprehensive range of legal advice across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law, advising them on: hiring and disciplinary procedures; compensation, including the implementation of incentive plans; individual and collective dismissals, as well as litigation and arbitration advice; whistleblowing rules and internal investigations; trade union negotiations and industrial relations in connection with matters including transfers of undertakings, collective redundancies and European works councils; litigation and arbitration; employment-related issues connected to M&A deals (including the due diligence investigation phase).
We offer a one-stop-shop for “all HR things”, both domestically and as a gateway to international coverage. As an integrated part of Bird & Bird's International HR Services team, our employment law team is frequently mandated to act as lead co-ordinator for a number of our International HR Services team's global clients. Being part of an international firm, we are able to give our clients a seamless cross-border service throughout all our offices across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America.
