Employment

Clyde & Co is well known for helping insurance clients and financial services institutions with a full range of employment law issues, including regularly advising on team moves. It is able to leverage its international footprint to advise on multi-jurisdictional work. The firm demonstrates notable experience in handling contentious matters. It also has the capability to provide advice on large-scale corporate transactions.

"Clyde & Co offers excellent response times and quality work which is delivered in a commercial way."

"The team have an ability to quickly absorb and analyse factual scenarios and related materials across multiple jurisdictions and legal issues."

"The firm continues to advise from a legal perspective but also, just as importantly, advise from a practical perspective, so we are comfortable and confident with the execution of the advice."

Clyde & Co advised Veolia on the UK employment aspects of a multi-jurisdictional sale of its European mobile water services business to Saur.

Chris Holme is chair of the UK region at Clyde & Co. He regularly advises employers on all manner of employment issues including claims of harassment, whistle-blowing and discrimination. Holme is well versed in assisting clients in the financial services and professional services sectors. "Chris gets to the issues at hand quickly and provides practical, commercial and solution-based advice." "We rely heavily on Chris's advice. He is good at getting to the nub of any issue to build a strong picture and explain things in layman's terms. He provides practical, sensible and commercial advice that is tailored to what we can actually do. His manner is balanced and very approachable." "Chris's advice is clear even when a matter is complex, simplifying the message and the advice to assist understanding." "He is extremely pragmatic and takes time to understand our business to appreciate how we can execute his advice. He understands the commercial goals of the business and will guide us in terms of initiatives to control legal spend."

Head of the UK employment team at Clyde & Co, Robert Hill is regularly called upon by employers to handle disputes relating to whistle-blowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal. He is experienced in employment tribunal and High Court litigation. "Rob is a high-level professional; he is very responsive and can quickly advise on questions I address to him." "He is my go-to lawyer because he is very experienced and very commercially aware. His advice is always succinct and to the point." "Rob is good at detailed, complicated projects. He answers all my questions and provides a seamless relationship. He is versatile and flexible as well."

James Major regularly advises clients in the retail, insurance, education and publishing sectors. He is experienced in tribunal and High Court claims. "James is superb. He is incredibly astute, responsive and eminently sensible on complex and strategic matters."