Straight Talking Employment Law and HR Advice
You already know your people are your businesses most important asset. But maximising their potential with proper employment law and HR advice can be a headache for even the savviest business owner. Until now…
Element Law gives you a personal and pragmatic approach that helps your business achieve results. Not hamstrung by corporate systems like many larger firms, always available and honest, and able to offer highly competitive rates.
- One Point of Contact
- Over 15 Years Commercial Experience
- Solution-Driven Practical Advice
- Personal Service with Genuine Interest and High Integrity
Employment Law may be a minefield, but choosing your legal expert shouldn’t be.
Legal Services for Employers
- Draft, review and update Contracts of Employment, including Restrictive Covenants, and Staff Handbooks and policies
- Resolve day to day HR queries and challenges from maternity leave complexities to disciplinary, grievance and performance management procedures
- Advise on conduct performance dismissals and employee relationship breakdowns, including Protected Conversations
- Draft Settlement Agreements (previously known as Compromise Agreements)
- Advise on redundancies and corporate restructuring
- Advise on business mergers and acquisitions and TUPE
- Represent in employment tribunal cases to achieve optimum results
What Next
Unlike many other law firms, I specialise solely in employment law. Meaning you are dealing with an expert whose resources are dedicated entirely to this field. Contract me on an ad hoc basis or on an annual retainer.
Legal News for Employers
Read the latest news and articles useful for employers.
Holiday Pay, Maternity Protection, Defamation
In the news this month: Holiday Pay, Defamation Allegations and Whistleblowing, Anonymity in Tribunal Judgements, Pay Gap Reporting, Brexit Bills on Immigration, Increases to Statutory Pay, Maternity Protections and the Senior Managers Regime. Holiday Pay Hein v Albert Holzkamm GmbH & [...]
The Good Work Plan
In the news this month: Special Edition The Good Work Plan – proposed extensive employment law reforms following the Taylor Review, and what else to expect in 2019 The Good Work Plan On 17 December 2018, the Good Work Plan was published, being the government’s [...]
Workers’ Rights, GDPR, Office Banter & No-Deal Brexit Policy
In the news this month: In the new this month: Taking Holidays, Part-Time Workers’ Fair Treatment, Workers' Rights, Officer Banter and Harassment, GDPR and Emails, Whistleblowing and Banks, Work Life after #MeToo and EU Nationals' Rights on no-deal Brexit. Taking Holiday Kreuziger v Berlin and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur [...]
Autumn Budget, Dismissals, Employment Liability & Qualifications Post Brexit
In the news this month: In the news this month: Autumn Budget, whistleblower dismissals, social events and employer liability, data breach by aggrieved employee, proposed rules on worker’s tips, mandatory Ethnicity Pay Reporting plans, and recognition of professional qualifications post-Brexit. Autumn Budget: Key Employment Announcements [...]
Bereavement, Partnerships, Tribunals and Self-Employment
In the news this month: Parental Bereavement Leave, Salaried Partner was not an employee, Tribunal Claims on the increase, No change to self-employed NIC’s, Mental Health in the Workplace initiative, possible end to Auto-Enrolment on Brexit, and tackling the Gender Paygap Right to Leave for Bereaved [...]
A Key Case on Legal Advice Privilege, and other stories
In this month’s edition, we discuss the recently published “no-deal” Brexit Workplace Rights notice, tribunal limitation dates, bad faith in victimisation claims, new ACAS guidance on references, legal advice privilege, and our changing working world. No-Deal Brexit: Workplace Rights The government has committed to a series of technical notices aimed at providing [...]
“Kate has been invaluable in helping us with our HR strategy and in providing solutions to problems. She guided us through a complex situation and answered all our questions, no matter how trivial. You need your lawyer to be super supportive but also pragmatic. Kate delivers the perfect blend of first class professional skills and a personable, accessible manner. The other great thing about Kate is that, despite her popularity, she is always available when we need her.”