About
Provided by gunnercooke
The gunnercooke Employment team comprises 33 lawyers across the North West, Yorkshire, Thames Valley and London. The team act for both employers and employees across major national and international companies, as well as not-for-profits, SMEs and start-ups.
Work handled:
- Contracts, policies and procedures
- Service agreements and board-level disputes
- Settlement agreements (for employers and employees)
- Restructuring and business change
- Atypical working
- Discrimination and Equal Pay
- Performance management, sickness absence management, discipline and grievance
- TUPE
- Employment tribunals
- Restrictive covenants and protecting confidential information (for employers and employees)
- Exit strategies
Work highlights include:
- Acting in a high profile Employment Tribunal claim against Network Rail.
- Advising a client in relation to her claims of unfair dismissal and age discrimination against a business in the fragrance and flavour industry.
Chambers Review
gunnercooke has a well-regarded employment team acting for public sector bodies as well as companies active in the insurance, housing and technology sectors. The team offers strength in issues surrounding senior executive departures, employee status concerns and industrial relations. It also acts on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including TUPE implications and pay issues.
Paul Ryman is a key contact at the firm.
Work Highlights
- gunnercooke advised US-based Broadcast Med on the employment aspects of its acquisition of Texere Publishing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"gunnercooke are able to give practical and commercially aware advice, and are very responsive."
"gunnercooke are extremely responsive and are very aware of forthcoming regulations on the horizon and how this could impact our business specifically."
"gunnercooke is a really innovative firm in the way it operates."
"gunnercooke are able to give practical and commercially aware advice, and are very responsive."
"gunnercooke are extremely responsive and are very aware of forthcoming regulations on the horizon and how this could impact our business specifically."
"gunnercooke is a really innovative firm in the way it operates."
Members
Provided by gunnercooke
Paul Ryman
Rachel Spink
Sarah Armstrong
Clients
Provided by gunnercooke
Affinity Shipping LLP
Halton Housing
Hologic Limited
PCF Bank plc
Richmond Fellowship
Therapie Clinics
Tom Ford
Industries
Provided by gunnercooke
Aerospace
Construction
Crypto
Education
Energy
Engineering
Fashion
IT
Industrial
Legal
Manufacturing
Medical
Nuclear
Property
Recruitment
Retail
Technology
Tourism