Employment | UK

Gowling WLG houses a highly respected team offering advice on day-to-day and transactional employment law, including TUPE work, outsourcing and equal pay issues. Gowling's extensive litigation experience includes complex tribunal work involving whistle-blowing and discrimination claims. The firm regularly acts for both public and private employers. Gowling frequently advises clients in the food and drink, technology and transport sectors. The team also advises on an array of industrial relations issues ranging from industrial disputes through to drafting and interpreting recognition agreements.

Mills & Reeve assists private and public sector clients across a whole range of issues, including discrimination claims, unfair dismissals and whistle-blowing allegations. The firm also advises on employment law in a transactional context, with notable expertise in handling TUPE-related issues. Its lawyers regularly provide expert support to healthcare clients and large universities, as well as clients in the sports, retail, and food and drink sectors.

Pinsent Masons is a highly regarded firm offering expert advice to employers in the financial services, energy and education sectors on a wide range of employment law matters. The team is especially notable for its work with higher education clients. The firm's areas of work include advice on equal pay and whistle-blowing claims, with added strengths in outsourcing and reorganisations.

Squire Patton Boggs advises on the full spectrum of employment law, with experience in complex tribunal cases and restructurings, among other areas. Other areas of expertise include TUPE and large-scale cross-border projects. It regularly assists clients from the financial services, manufacturing and hospitality sectors, and has notable experience advising sports organisations on employment matters. It also provides employment training to businesses as well as offering pensions support.

DLA Piper advises clients on a comprehensive range of employment law issues. Its particular strengths include whistle-blowing cases, reorganisations and executive termination agreements. The firm regularly represents high-profile employers from the hospitality and retail sectors. The team at DLA Piper is able to leverage the firm's offices throughout the UK and internationally to advise clients with national and cross-border employment matters.

Gateley Legal has a well-regarded employment practice that offers support on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Gateley's areas of strength include TUPE, equal pay issues and tribunal litigation. Its clients include large retailers, sports clubs and transport groups. The firm also handles work involving trade unions, including strikes and other industrial action.

Shoosmiths is an established firm with a broad presence in the Midlands. It provides expertise across a diverse range of areas including outsourcings, complex grievances and senior exits. Regularly acts for large employers, including household-name clients in the retail and food and drink industries. Other areas of work include reorganisations, TUPE-related matters and business immigration. Also advises on tribunal hearings, with notable work on matters involving whistle-blowing complaints.

Browne Jacobson has an experienced employment team that offers advice to both public and private sector clients. Particular strengths in tribunal representation, employment law training and whistle-blowing procedures, as well as executive terminations, reorganisations, outsourcing and TUPE-related issues. Browne Jacobson regularly assists clients from the healthcare and sports sectors, as well as advising local councils. It also advises schools, academies and other education sector clients on a full range of issues. The employment team at Browne Jacobson is spread across the firm's offices in Birmingham and Nottingham.

Freeths is a well-reputed firm with a strong regional presence which offers advice to both private and public sector clients on a wide variety of employment issues. Freeths' work includes advice on TUPE matters, whistle-blowing and large-scale restructurings. The team also has extensive experience of tribunal advocacy and provides training on the effective management of employment issues. Advises on equal pay disputes and gender pay gap issues. Freeths is adept at handling departures and advising on restrictive covenants.

Shakespeare Martineau provides detailed advice to a wide range of clients on employment law, with regular work for corporate groups and educational institutions. Shakespeare Martineau assists universities and colleges with unfair dismissal claims, whistle-blowing cases and redundancies, as well as day-to-day issues. The firm also works with retail and food and drink clients as well as those in the third sector. In addition to Shakespeare Martineau's work for employers, the firm also represents individual senior employees.

VWV has a recognised employment team comprising highly experienced individuals advising on the full gamut of employment law. It offers expertise in discrimination cases, TUPE issues and large-scale redundancies. The team acts for commercial clients, as well as those operating in the charities sector, and is particularly notable for its work with education clients including independent schools, academies and higher education institutions. The lawyers are also experienced in advising companies on senior exits.

Anthony Collins is an established firm with standout strength in the healthcare, housing and social care sectors. Also advises clients from the charity and education fields. The team regularly assists clients with TUPE transfers, National Minimum Wage issues, Working Time Regulations and tribunal claims, as well as issues relating to equal pay.

Irwin Mitchell has a well-established team of highly experienced employment practitioners. The team has in-depth expertise in a range of issues including employment tribunals, TUPE. whistle-blowing, redundancy advice and discrimination matters, as well as unfair dismissal claims. It is also able to provide strategic advice on employment matters arising from sales and acquisitions. The team is called upon by clients from a range of sectors including education and healthcare.

Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors is noted for its non-contentious employment expertise and is frequently sought after to advise on transactions and TUPE transfers as well as changes to terms and conditions and policies and procedures. The team offers additional capabilities assisting with claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal as well as redundancy processes. The employment team is based across Telford and Hereford.

Weightmans is an established firm acting for both public and private sector employees across all areas of employment law. It often represents large clients from the hospitality and retail sectors, as well as educational organisations and local councils. The team demonstrates particular expertise in handling large equal pay claims. Also acts for respondents in whistle-blowing and discrimination cases. The firm is further noted for its advice to employers with regard to avoiding union or strike action.