Employment
UK and EU employment law is changing rapidly and so are people’s working patterns. There is growing instability in the workplace due to increased mobility, a greater reliance on short-term contracts and a developing insistence that no job is for life. Working together with Prospect, we can help redress the balance.
As a Prospect member, if you have employment problems, you should approach your union representative. Most cases will be dealt with entirely by Prospect, who will decide whether any further specialist advice is required.
The kinds of cases we deal with include:
Discrimination: sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity, equal pay, race, religion/belief, disability, age, health and safety and trade union victimisation, whistleblowing.
Dismissal: unfair dismissal, redundancy entitlements, TUPE cases.
Pay and conditions: unlawful deductions, breach of contract, pensions claims, intellectual property rights.
Record-breaking Employment Team
Russell Jones & Walker's employment team has a national reputation and is independently recognised as one of the UK's leading employment firms. Our standing in the eyes of the profession is confirmed by the consistently high rankings that we achieve in legal directories. Chambers and Partners guide to the UK legal profession ranks Russell Jones & Walker's employment department as the top firm acting for employees in the UK, while the Legal 500 recommends us as one of the top tier firms. The department has been selected 'Employment Team of the Year' at The Lawyer magazine's annual awards a record-breaking three times, in 2000, 2002 and 2006, and as a finalist in 2007.
Our success has been achieved through delivering tailored solutions. We believe we are unique amongst claimant firms in terms of the variety of legal issues that we have been called to advise upon and the different approach we have been able to take in solving problems on an individual and collective basis.
We have a commitment both to quality and to justice and our reputation has led to a wide variation in the type of client that instructs us.
Prospect terms apply to all legal services. For further information please visit the Prospect Guide to Legal Services that is available on Prospect website at the following link:
Prospect Guide to Legal Services
Please note it is a member site only so you will need your membership number and password.
