FSI Business

Employment

Our team of 12 employment lawyers advises both employers in a range of business sectors, with a focus on media, property, retail and leisure and financial services, and individuals at senior management and board level.

Our experienced practitioners are able to quickly assess the merits of any case and advise pragmatically on the best course of action.

Clients use us for our:

  • partner led personal service
  • ability to recognise your real issue
  • strategic and effective guidance through experience
  • tailor-made commercial solutions in your interests
  • value for money

Our services include:

  • all strands of discrimination and harassment
  • board level advice
  • confidentiality and business protection including reputation management issues
  • cross-jurisdictional project implementation and termination claims
  • dismissal, disciplinary and grievance issues
  • employment contract preparation and policy guidance 
  • equal pay and other remuneration issues
  • redundancy and reorganisation programmes
  • the application and effect of TUPE to outsourcing and other business transfers
  • Tribunal and High Court claims

Recent experience advising:

  • a national media organisation on their successful defence of a discrimination claim
  • an international bank on a whistleblowing complaint brought by the COO
  • a US retail and leisure business on restructuring their UK business
  • a high profile leisure company on changing their employees’ terms and conditions in order to align remuneration across their business
  • a number of leading construction sector businesses on a variety of issues from Board level remuneration to employment status determination 

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Finers Stephens Innocent's employment team is commended for its consistent quality: We are able to trust any member of the team, even the trainees.

Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2011