Employment law for the individual

Taylor&Emmet LLP have a dedicated Employment Law team of genuine specialists.

We understand that enduring problems at work can be both upsetting and demoralising for employees. We are therefore focused on finding practical and cost effective solutions for individuals in this situation. We pride ourselves on being accessible and delivering advice quickly and in plain English.

We are prepared to spend the time to get to know you and to understand your priorities and the outcomes you seek. We then use our first class legal expertise and experience to ensure those outcomes are achieved. We will keep you up to date on all developments on your matter. We never let costs spiral out of control, and are often able to provide fixed fee quotes to ensure that you have certainty about costs.

We specialise in...

We specialise in:

Some recent examples of our work

Unfair Dismissal

We represented a client against a Sheffield night club in an Unfair Dismissal claim. After a two day hearing, with the benefit of our representation, our client was successful in his claim and subsequently received a large amount of compensation.

For another of our clients we have recently obtained an Order from the Tribunal that our client be reinstated by her employer and paid a substantial compensation payment.

Discrimination Law

We represented a doctor who alleged that she was discriminated against and victimised because of her race. We conducted an Employment Tribunal claim for her and succeeded in getting a high value settlement at a mediation meeting, without the need to go to a Tribunal Hearing.

Compromise Agreements

We acted for a client who had been offered a Compromise Agreement by her employer. We were able to negotiate for her more than double the compensation payment the employer was initially prepared to pay and we obtained confirmation from HMRC that the six figure payment could be made tax free.

Meet the team

Employment law team (for the individual)

We have particular skill in negotiating compromise agreements and our past experience of acting for employers and employees in connection with compromise agreements gives us an edge in understanding the motivations, tactics and pressure points that can achieve the best result for you.

David Poddington - Partner
Partner & Head of employment law

David has many years of experience of acting for senior executives across industry and the public sector. He is recommended by the leading legal directories including Legal 500 and Legal Experts. Where there is a cost effective deal to be done David will negotiate hard for a favourable outcome for his clients, considering all aspects of a settlement including share options, employee benefits and outplacement.

Tom Draper
Solicitor

Tom is knowledgeable and experienced at helping employees through legal problems with their employment. He listens sympathetically to his clients and advises them on the best and most cost efficient way of achieving their aims.

Jenny Arrowsmith
Solicitor

Jenny has experience of advising individuals on any employment problems they may face, including suspension from work, disciplinary and appeals, grievances and compromise agreements. She has a lot of experience in advising senior managers on termination and contract issues.

Rebecca Hutchinson
Legal assistant

Becky is a legal assistant in the department, she reviews and drafts compromise agreements and contracts of employment as well as helping to prepare documents for Tribunal litigation. She works mainly with Tom assisting him to provide high quality legal advice in a cost effective manner.

Holly Wright
Legal assistant

Holly is a legal assistant in the department. She assists David and Jenny on all aspects of their work, including preparation of bundles and witness statements, assisting with tribunal claims, drafting compromise agreements and providing telephone advice.

Handling disputes

Whilst we know that employees do not always want to end up in a legal battle, when this becomes necessary we will ensure that our experienced Tribunal litigators fight to win. We generally conduct our own advocacy, but use a Barrister where appropriate. We never lose sight of the outcome our clients seek and we therefore take a proactive and robust approach to pursuing cases.

Before we embark on Tribunal litigation, we explore all funding options with our clients to ensure that they get the best value for money. We often work with legal expenses insurers so that our clients’ claims are funded from the point of issuing proceedings. We run our cases efficiently and always with regard to balancing costs against benefits to provide value for money for whoever is funding the case.