{"id":12878,"date":"2022-03-20T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T18:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/?page_id=12878"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:51:40","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/our-expertise\/for-business\/employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Efficient and proactive, our employment team offers pragmatic commercial employment advice underpinned by their extensive legal knowledge and expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employment law is continually changing and becoming more complex. Businesses must take this into account when interacting with employees and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/how-the-employment-rights-bill-2024-impacts-employers-and-businesses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/How-the-Employment-Rights-Bill-2024-impacts-employers-and-businesses-W.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/How-the-Employment-Rights-Bill-2024-impacts-employers-and-businesses-W.png 720w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/How-the-Employment-Rights-Bill-2024-impacts-employers-and-businesses-W-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team is readily available to guide you and your business through the ever-more complex world of employment law. We work closely with you to build long-term relationships and draft bespoke employment documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-720x720.png\" alt=\"Female employment partner Karen Cole in a Black Dress. \" class=\"wp-image-22378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karen-Cole-Colour.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewsolicitors.co.uk\/widget\/rs.js\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"rswidget_jpmUP\" style=\"position: relative; \"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  var props = {\n    width : 400,\n    photo : false  };\n  rs.loadWidget('rswidget_jpmUP', 'individual-solicitor', 109257, props);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-karen-cole\">Karen Cole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Cole heads up our employment law team. Karen is an accomplished professional with a wealth of experience in employment law, dispute resolution, and litigation. With a keen eye for detail and a robust understanding of legal intricacies, Karen adeptly navigates the complex landscape of employment matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen offers tailored advice to both businesses and individuals, addressing their diverse needs with clarity and precision. Whether tackling contentious issues or providing proactive guidance, Karen&#8217;s commitment to excellence ensures that her clients receive comprehensive support and strategic solutions to their employment challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/our-team\/karen-cole\/\" class=\"thumb-btn\">View profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our solicitors have extensive experience advising businesses at all stages of the employment relationship. We offer advice and assistance with all forms of HR and operational support, providing strategic and practical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We regularly defend claims at the ACAS conciliation stage, in the Employment Tribunal, civil courts, the High Court, and through various forms of alternative dispute resolution (known as ADR), including judicial mediation. We can act quickly and obtain injunctive relief on many types of action, such as an employee&#8217;s misuse of confidential information or breaches of post-termination restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our clients range from SMEs to multinational corporations. They work in various business sectors, including banking and finance, recruitment, professional services, hospitality, education, healthcare, transport, and media. We take the time to get to know your business and offer bespoke, reliable guidance and advice on all aspects of the employment relationship. For example, it is vital that your employment contracts are well-drafted and that you have the correct policies and procedures in place. These documents underpin the employment relationship and ensure your exposure to risk is best mitigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/free-employment-contract-review-for-employers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-720x234.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-720x234.png 720w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-1536x499.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Employment-Contract-Review-Banner-2048x665.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-expertise\">Our expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Employment-Expertise-Practice-Areas-List-pptx-720x378.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Employment-Expertise-Practice-Areas-List-pptx-720x378.png 720w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Employment-Expertise-Practice-Areas-List-pptx-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Employment-Expertise-Practice-Areas-List-pptx-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Employment-Expertise-Practice-Areas-List-pptx.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive legal updates from our employment team,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=bebe0e4f8efd7074057079099&amp;id=98a53d34c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>sign up for our newsletter here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a business? <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/our-expertise\/for-individuals\/employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View our employment law page for individuals here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/testimonial-category\/testimonials\/testimonials-employment\/\" class=\"thumb-btn\">View testimonials<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Articles<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/employer-warning-as-immigration-raids-hit-record-high\/\">Employer warning as immigration raids hit record high<\/a> &#8211; 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November 2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Client success stories<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acting for an employer and named individual respondents in a race discrimination claim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We acted for a transferor employer on a collective redundancy exercise, including multiple transfers of employees to various businesses in different jurisdictions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We acted for an employer on the receiving end of multiple coordinated claims for constructive dismissal and sex and race discrimination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After losing a tender process, we advised a nationwide service provider on TUPE and collective redundancy issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We acted for employers on a claim for springboard relief and enforcement of post-termination restrictions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have pursued and defended numerous injunctions for and against employees and employers for actual or threatened breaches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We pursued a client&#8217;s former finance director for fraudulent invoicing and expense claims.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We pursued a client&#8217;s former employee and senior management team member for severe breaches of his express and implied terms of employment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have acted for clients on numerous redundancies, terminations, and TUPE cases, both domestic and international.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Successfully pursued the trial of a former employee for secretly servicing the employer&#8217;s clients and continued to do so after his resignation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have acted for clients on numerous restrictive covenant claims, including confidentiality and non-competition (post-termination restrictions).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Costs information and transparency<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Click the button below for a full description of our costs and charges under the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Transparency Rules 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/sra-transparency-rules-employer-costs\/\" class=\"thumb-btn\">View costs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Employment and regulatory law retainer package<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Unique to the market, our retainer package goes that extra mile by combining employment law advice and services with regulatory law advice, guaranteeing peace of mind in these ever-changing fields of law. 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